R.I.P.
Chris Baker's Final Photo

TMZ has obtained a photo of Chris Baker just moments before he boarded the Learjet that crashed on takeoff.

Baker sent the cell phone photo at 11:22 ET, 31 minutes before the plane crashed. Baker e-mailed the photo to a friend with the text, "Go hard on the block."

Baker, Travis Barker's assistant, was one of the four people who died in the crash. The video of the jet was shot by Baker before he boarded.



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61. thank you SANDY!!!! couldn't have said it better.

Posted at 9:20PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by Censorship Sucks

62. The still picture is not the accident plane, that's a Hawker. The video appears to be the correct Lear 60.

Posted at 9:29PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by wazzu90

63. I'm using that same photo on my website, but without the watermark. Suck on that, TMZ!

Posted at 9:28PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by John

64. How did you get this video?! Seriously, TMZ you have reached an all-time low. Please stop with this and let the families grieve in private, and respect the privacy of Travis and DJ as they recover. How would you feel if that was your loved one? Enough is enough.

Posted at 9:32PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by Kitty

65. i dont know if someone has mentioned this yet . but why in the picture of chris baker next to the jet why does the red carpet have a puddle coming to or going from it? RIP chris and the rest of the victims!

Posted at 10:37PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by RoBtHaMoB from st. paul minnesota

66. It's a mirakle those two got out of that with life. There was nothing left of the plane!

Posted at 9:45PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by jonalisa

67. ugh, I'm so sick of hearing about "the families". None of you people know "the families" so stop acting like it. You are the least of their concerns.

The sad truth is that no one would care about these people if they weren't with celebrities at their time of death. It's the only reason anyone is talking about them.




Posted at 9:43PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by blah blah blah

68. This is sad but maybe the video Travis took can help with the investigation with the whole blown tire thing. He actually walks past one of the tires and maybe that's the one that caused this horrible accident.

Posted at 11:02AM on Sep 25th 2008 by CriticXtreme::

69. all you moronic little teenage girls saying "oh please stop showing the video...and oh their families" need to just shut the hell up.....this is the real world, this is real news. You didn't know these people and i know for a FACT none of you do this when you watch the world news. The only reason you even care is because you have some sick puppy love crush with these people and they don't even know you exist!!! SO GROW UP!

Posted at 10:03PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by anon

70. I find it highly inappropriate for you to post this photo. This young man and his friends and family deserve respect and privacy. No need to make it worse for them by posting this photo. If you have any class or decency, you would take it down.

Posted at 10:11PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by Maggie

71. tmz sucks..........bunch of crap!!!!

Posted at 4:06AM on Sep 23rd 2008 by swe3t23

72. OMG is he still dead?

Posted at 10:32PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by Anonymous

73. RIp.................................so sad..........................................................................

Posted at 8:44AM on Sep 23rd 2008 by == jus me now

74. TMZ, you really should be ashamed to show this. Actually, I'm APPALLED. How could you show something like this, especially right before he died? Is it necessary? Nope.

Please respect the dead and those precious moments before Chris' passing.

Posted at 10:59PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by Anonymoose

75. You people are so ridiculous! Did you actually 'watch' the video??? nothing morbid about it, he videoed the jet, probably thought it was a cool looking piece of machinery, like a fancy car. Yes it's sad he died but why would the family be upset by this?? It shows NOTHING, and even it did (based on the still picture) so what, what did it show? Him smiling or talking, personally I would be happy to see those last images of someone I loved. Stop looking for outrage where there is none to be had... there is plenty in our world these days to be truly outraged about. This little video is not one of them.

Posted at 11:05PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by Hello Kitty

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