another dead street racing

[dartingd]

Nov 5, 5:28 AM EST


Teen killed in car crash, police suspect street racing

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- A 16-year-old boy was killed in a car crash and authorities say street racing may have been involved.

The teen was a passenger in the Mazda 6 around 7 p.m. Sunday when the car, along with another car it may have been racing, lost control and hit two other vehicles.

Witnesses told police the Mazda and a Honda Accord were speeding on a road when a third car pulled out of a driveway.

The Honda clipped that vehicle and the impact caused the Honda to cross the median into oncoming traffic, Gwinnett County police Cpl. Illana Spellman said. The Mazda, which was traveling behind the Honda, swerved to avoid the first collision, also ended up in oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a Kia Sportage, Spellman said.

The teen passenger in the Mazda died at the scene. His name was not immediately released.

The Mazda's driver was critically injured and was taken to a hospital, police said. The Honda's driver was not hurt, and the motorists of the other two cars were taken to a hospital for evaluation.

If it is found that the two cars were racing, their drivers each could face a felony charge of first-degree vehicular homicide, Spellman said.

[The Ren]

That sucks...

[WhiteAccord]

Honda Accord FTW!!!!

[Elbow]

Street racing = pussys

[dartingd]

well notice it says teen...i dunno...regardless, sucks that one of the passengers died...

[Elbow]

It is sad and my thoughts go out to their family's.

[3.5altman]

damn, that freakin sucks. take that **** to the track

[quickdodge®]

sucks that one of the passengers died...

Exactly. In this case(although I'm sure the deceased was NOT trying to stop the race), the driver should be in the passenger's shoes. RIP to passenger and I feel for the family. **** both drivers. And yes, sicstang, both drivers should have perished. Later, QD.

[1000cckiller]

Exactly. In this case(although I'm sure the deceased was NOT trying to stop the race), the driver should be in the passenger's shoes. RIP to passenger and I feel for the family. **** both drivers. And yes, sicstang, both drivers should have perished. Later, QD.

soooooo cold but soooooooo right.

[Dracc]

man my aunt just told me about this and she was like it happened up the street.. this **** has gotta stop.. Gwinnett PD already has a Hair up its ass fromthe last street racing death not even a month ago.. now this ****..

[Nitro]

man my aunt just told me about this and she was like it happened up the street.. this S H I T has gotta stop.. Gwinnett PD already has a Hair up its ass fromthe last street racing death not even a month ago.. now this ****..

*real talk*

[Doppelgänger]

lol.... ****ing morons. Serves them right. As long as innocent parties were not killed, i dont give a **** what happens to the drivers/passengers.

Thats 2 less morons to ruin meets and be idiots on the streets.

[BKgen®]

dumbass high school ricers.

[Doppelgänger]

btw...


ACCIDENT INVOLVING DEATH OR PERSON INJ
NO DRIVERS LICENSE
DUI
IMPROPER PASSING BY CUTTING IN


I can't fingure out who the other is.... might have been a minor.

[DrivenMind]

16 is technically a minor isn't it?

Probably another case of an inexperienced noob overreacting to the sight of a collision...

What a couple of ****less assholes; everyone knows you street race directly into on coming traffic.

PS: His collars popped, and he's serious about it; A dead visual giveaway, that the drivers a tool.

[Allstar3.8T]

Why is it street racing deaths almost always involve stock, and slow cars. You never seem to see a vette and a mustang........or a big turbo integra......its always an accord lx sedan and another japanese brand something. I guess it doesnt have to be fast if a bad driver is doing the navigating. And the driver never gets killed, seems unfair a passenger is always lost.

[quickdodge®]

Why is it street racing deaths almost always involve stock, and slow cars.

Only those involved know if the cars are stock or not. I don't think the media is concerned with what, if any, mods were done to the cars. Ya know. Later, QD.

[DrivenMind]

I don't know, sometimes the media likes to throw the "improperly modified" moniker out there...

[quickdodge®]

Monica Kauffman: In other news, earlier this evening, a 1994 Honda Civic with a fully built motor and an intercooled Garret T3 turbo system was apparently racing a Mazda Millenia with stage 3 HKS coilovers and spring dampeners and an APC front-mounted air intake system. Both cars, which each had Tanabe Medallion catbacks and were pushing around 230 hp to the wheels, were traveling at a high rate of speed when.............

Later, QD.

[DrivenMind]

If that's the actual transcript from the news, I'm going to **** in my e-bay panties.

[Nomad!]

Was this really a street racing accident or is it a suspected street racing accident? I caught the end of this story on the news last night and, from what I saw/heard, the incident was very sensationalized.

[dartingd]

i dunno...i mean i assume it was street racing...both parties involved were kids, and they were both going fast, so 2+2...oh and the popped collar is a "denim" popped collar...don't leave that out!

[Kevykev]

Heard about that, tragic.

[BuBBa DRiFT]

keep it on the track, and although its tragic, the passenger was equally dumb for allowing the driver to put his life in danger.

[wantboost]

the cars both appeared to be stock.

[quickdodge®]

the cars both appeared to be stock.

As I stated earlier, unless you've seen them up close, only those involved know. Later, QD.

[Nomad!]

ok...accoring to the story I just read & vid I just saw on AJC.com, the accident was caused by a silver 96 Accord leaving a parking lot, which "clipped" the side of the grey 03 Accord, sending it into on coming traffic. The red Mazda 6 swerved to avoid the accident between the two Accords and crossed into oncoming traffic, hitting a Kia Sportage head on. The deceased 16yr old was a passenger in the Mazda 6.

It sounds to me like the the 96 Accord caused this accident if it "clipped" the 03 Accord while leaving a parking lot. If that is the case, is it fair to say this accident was caused by street racing? Of course you can say that this wouldn't have happened if the two cars weren't racing but, that's not necessarly true. If this accident was caused by the 96 Accord "clipping" the 03 Accord, the same series of events could have taken place if these cars weren't racing. I'm sure speed could have played a factor in keeping the cars from going into oncoming traffic but, the same result could possibly occur if the cars suspected of racing were traveling at 45-50mph.

I guess I'm sort of playing devil's advocate here but, it's primarily due to the manner in which I heard the story last night. The story I heard/saw was reported in a manner that left me thinking two cars were racing & they hit two other vehicles. Like I said in my earlier post, what I heard/saw last night was very sensationalized & I caught the tail end of the story. Being that the evening news fights for ratings like any other show, I couldn't tell if they were using the term street racing just to grab your attention or if this accident was truly the result of street racing

[Alan®]

dumbass drivers sucks for the parents of the kid that died though. i had a buddy die in a cituation similar to this 2 years ago where he was the passenger nd the idiot driver decided he was going to be cool and do 80 in a 35. numnuts lost control and slamed into a telephone pole. buddy died because of the seat belt snapping his neck. douche bag has been avoiding court ever since and just recently got another ****in continuance untl nex year. i hope both drivers get what they deserve

[Allstar3.8T]

Monica Kauffman: In other news, earlier this evening, a 1994 Honda Civic with a fully built motor and an intercooled Garret T3 turbo system was apparently racing a Mazda Millenia with stage 3 HKS coilovers and spring dampeners and an APC front-mounted air intake system. Both cars, which each had Tanabe Medallion catbacks and were pushing around 230 hp to the wheels, were traveling at a high rate of speed when.............

Later, QD.

My point was you never see a crushed intercooler or 18" volks...its always bone stock car on hub caps and some popped collar spiked hair thug thinkin since its a Honda...its fast. Street racing only seems to be a local problem in the 17 sec community....fast cars generally go to the track in our area. (I know there are exceptions)

[§treet_§peed]

dumb ****s.. thats whay you don't do this **** on open roads

[DrivenMind]

Gonna be a story like this about Nick Hogan sooner or later...

[§treet_§peed]

i watched this on the new last night...

[AB3dj]

http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/...isplay.php?f=9

I wonder if they posted in there at all?

[S II K]

they all go to my highschool. sucks that one of the passengers past away. it hit my school pretty hard, i saw alot of tears today in the hallways this isnt a joking matter. i know they where street racing and that has no excuse but we all need to show some respect when it comes to a death.

[On_Her_Face]

hmmm it was just suspected that they were racing.. but ohh well

[On_Her_Face]

they all go to my highschool. sucks that one of the passengers past away. it hit my school pretty hard, i saw alot of tears today in the hallways this isnt a joking matter. i know they where street racing and that has no excuse but we all need to show some respect when it comes to a death.

ohh snap.. did i know them

[Maniaç]

Like I said in the other thread. Sucks, cause he was only 16. But in an hour or two we will all act like it never happend and move on with our life. Will, im sure people would be upset due to the fact that he went to your school. But when it comes to stupidity, why feel sorry?

[BKgen®]

a f*cking wreck (non-street racing related) happened right in front of me this morning on the way to work... some dumbass wasn't looking and pulled right out in front of an F-150 in a backroad intersection. That sh*t happened like 30 feet in front of me as i was about to turn into the road. the F-150 went rolling right by me after it hit the car and then clipped a telephone pole. Shook me up.

[Doppelgänger]

ok...accoring to the story I just read & vid I just saw on AJC.com, the accident was caused by a silver 96 Accord leaving a parking lot, which "clipped" the side of the grey 03 Accord, sending it into on coming traffic. The red Mazda 6 swerved to avoid the accident between the two Accords and crossed into oncoming traffic, hitting a Kia Sportage head on. The deceased 16yr old was a passenger in the Mazda 6.

It sounds to me like the the 96 Accord caused this accident if it "clipped" the 03 Accord while leaving a parking lot. If that is the case, is it fair to say this accident was caused by street racing? Of course you can say that this wouldn't have happened if the two cars weren't racing but, that's not necessarly true. If this accident was caused by the 96 Accord "clipping" the 03 Accord, the same series of events could have taken place if these cars weren't racing. I'm sure speed could have played a factor in keeping the cars from going into oncoming traffic but, the same result could possibly occur if the cars suspected of racing were traveling at 45-50mph.

I guess I'm sort of playing devil's advocate here but, it's primarily due to the manner in which I heard the story last night. The story I heard/saw was reported in a manner that left me thinking two cars were racing & they hit two other vehicles. Like I said in my earlier post, what I heard/saw last night was very sensationalized & I caught the tail end of the story. Being that the evening news fights for ratings like any other show, I couldn't tell if they were using the term street racing just to grab your attention or if this accident was truly the result of street racing

Im going to have to disagree with that. If the cars were only going 45-50, it would have been MUCH more likely that the car could have been more recoverable. Not to mention there is median all along that road. To be able to make it across that median and still have enough momentum to destroy a car takes more then the speed limit..... even slightly over the speed limit. Either way, to be killed in a accident in a modern day car takes serious force. If the kid was wearing his seatbelt, then to have a fatal amount of face takes a lot, even not wearing a seatbelt with all of todays airbags,crumple zones etc..., it still takes a hard hit.

I also see it as, if the cars were not racing and that if the 6 was far enough behind to see the accident and swerve to avoid, they would have had ample time to stand on the brakes and have a small impact if not none at all. If the 6 was not that far behind, it would have been likely to get tagged by the Accord....... assuming they were going +/- the speed limit. But the case is the 6 went over a median (more then likely).

As for the 96 Accord being at fault, bullsh!t. If one factor of the whole equation was missing, nothing would have happened. But because the 6 and the new accord somehow got into a contest of speed (one had to have instigated the other), they were where they should not have been if they had been driving at normal speeds. Now, if it was proven that the 6 and the new Accord were just minding their own business and going the speed limit when the 96 Accord pulled out in front of the newer Accord, then things would have been totally different and the carnage/massive about of debris would NOT have been there.

Here are the pics...

http://www.wsbtv.com/slideshow/14510...l.html?taf=atl

[dartingd]

that was def. not a low speed accident! and if you wanna talk about bad wrecks, a guy in an older caprice or something pulled out in front of an f350 up here last week. 350 didn't have time to hit brakes, t-boned him, and came w/n about 6"-1' of completely splitting the car in half in the middle. Needless to say, driver (my age, but I don't know who), was killed on impact.