COLUMBIA, S.C. - Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and a popular disc jockey were critically injured in a Learjet crash in South Carolina that killed four people, authorities said Saturday.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. - Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and a popular disc jockey were critically injured in a Learjet crash in South Carolina that killed four people, authorities said Saturday.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the plane carrying six people was departing shortly before midnight Friday when air traffic controllers reporting seeing sparks. The plane went off a runway and crashed on a nearby road, she said.
Hospital spokeswoman Beth Frits said Barker and DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, were in critical condition at a burn center in Augusta, Ga., about 75 miles southwest of Columbia. Story continues below ↓advertisement
NBC News reported that Barker, who also starred in MTV reality show "Meet the Barkers", had performed Friday night at an event alongside Perry Farrell, the former Jane's Addiction singer, as well as Gavin DeGraw and Goldstein.
'Terrible and tragic' It was not clear whether Farrell and DeGraw were also traveling with Barker and Goldstein.
Federal officials confirmed that two crew members and two passengers were killed in the crash.
"It's absolutely terrible and tragic," Columbia Mayor Bob Coble said.
Bergen said the Lear 60 was headed to Van Nuys, California. She was unable to confirm the names of those on board.
Barker and Goldstein perform together under the name TRVSDJ-AM.
After Blink-182, Barker went on to form the rock band (+44) — pronounced "plus forty-four." He appeared in "Meet the Barkers" with former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, to whom he was married at the time. The show documented the former couple's lavish wedding and life.
Goldstein at one time was engaged to celebrity Nicole Richie.
UPDATE
TMZ has learned Travis Barker has been burned from the waist down, but he is expected to survive the plane crash. DJ AM's face was severely burned and is being tended to right now.
pray for everyone Los Angeles. Both were critically injured in a plane crash late on Friday. Category: Music
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RIP DJ AM
There's really nothing you or anyone else can say that can hide the truth about this guy.
He was a drug addict who didn't value his own life.
Now that's pretty "fuckin stupid".
now thats pretty fuckin stupid
It takes a real ignorant asshole to gravitate towards things that will eventually kill you.
Not even animals do that.