Truly Bizarre accident here....
Carter, 17, was driving his 2004 Cadillac Escalade north to Orlando at about 12:30 a.m. when a mattress came loose from the cargo bed of a delivery truck in front of him, said his spokesman, Brad Zeifman.
Carter drove over the mattress, which got stuck under the sport utility vehicle and caught fire, probably from the heat of the exhaust system. The singer pulled over and escaped the vehicle, then watched it explode in flames, Zeifman said. A friend traveling with him also escaped.
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My guess - his Escalade was slammed to the ground, giving it clearance of less than a stock Civic. Pimp-tastic. An Escalade at 17? That implies people buy his album. I had the majesty of the Loser Cruiser (bus) at that age....