HAOLE Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Police: 7 dead in likely drag-race crash click for story Police: 7 dead in likely drag-race crash 1 hour, 34 minutes ago A car plowed into a crowd that apparently gathered to watch a drag race on a suburban road early Saturday, killing seven people and injuring at least four, police said. The car went out of control on Route 210 around 3:40 a.m. and hit people standing on the roadside, Prince George's County Police Cpl. Clinton Copeland said. A tractor-trailer that came by shortly afterward may also have struck someone on the road as it tried to avoid the crash, he said. "It's probably one of the worst scenes I've seen," Copeland said. "This is a situation that could have been avoided, and it's a very tragic situation." Four people were taken to hospitals, Copeland said. Their conditions weren't immediately known. Route 210 has two lanes in each direction and traffic lights about every 150 to 200 yards in Accokeek, about 20 miles south of Washington. Investigators were working to piece together the chain of events and had "more questions than answers," Copeland said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stolen 5.0 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 That does not sound good, hopefully everyone is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourString Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 That is sad to hear, but that is also the risk they take when standing on the side of the damn road while a car is racing by. Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection continues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main3s Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 That does not sound good, hopefully everyone is ok. No...They are not okay...7 of them are really not okay. It is kind of an odd story. The people racing didn't crash into the crowd, did they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShankroidBeast Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 I just don't get street racing. It's dangerous, illegal, and innocent people get killed and injured. But go to the track and your are ENCOURAGED to go as fast as you possibly can!!! What could be better than that? Plus for me, there is nothing like the rush of staging. Even if you are up against a Yugo, it's still a rush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got-Boost? Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 To bad the news is once again trying to make it look like a street racing accident. Another car not even involved is the one that plowed into by standars NOT a racer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black ITR Guy Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 To bad the news is once again trying to make it look like a street racing accident. Another car not even involved is the one that plowed into by standars NOT a racer.... +1!!! just another example of the news media spin. they only want people to believe what they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverAudiMike Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 People just gather on the side of the highway to not see cars racing? How is this spun at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe_no Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 the news is trying to blame street racing when the car that hit the people didnt have its headlights on A witness said two cars in the illegal street race sped past just before a car without its lights on came up behind the crowd of about 50. see they wrote 'two cars in THE illegal street race..., when it technically should say 'two cars in A illegal street race...' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey2721 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 THE illegal street race is why the people were there. although the moron without lights on did the damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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