Comments on: Maryland Drag Race Crash Kills 8 Fans

Car Collides With Crowd Watching Illegal Race On Suburban Road; Passenger Is Killed

[lynne_m1]

According to Foz News police are looking for the drivers who were actually racing, if anyone is to be charged I think it would be these two individuals who apparently do not want to be questioned by the police. I still say the people who were watching that race were wrong in being there in the first place. It also states in the article by Fox that a tractor trailer truck came upon the scene and may have struck someone, unable to stop as the driver of the Crown Vic was not able to stop and the spectators were in the road.

[nothappyatall]

newster1

The passenger was one of those hit. Read my earlier post. Thanx.
Posted by thgdriver"

Saw that later, thanks for the update.

[nothappyatall]

"And it has yet to be determined if the driver of the Crown vic had his lights on or not .."

WOuld be impossible to tell since the force of the accident and things hurling around insde could have flipped the switch off, even so, someone driving down the highway at 3:30 AM in the dark is going to have their lights ON, panicked witnesses who think otherwise probably didnt see the lights thru the black SMOKE and dust- its like a *** whiteout in a big snow storm with wind blown snow or driving thru smoke caused by burning grass see fields or a forest fire- you cant see 5 feet ahead of your bumper.

[thgdriver]

newster1

The passenger was one of those hit. Read my earlier post. Thanx.

[nothappyatall]

"Marion Neal feared her brother also was among the dead and was awaiting images from the police. "

Well... if he didnt come home or call, then what does that mean? answer: hes DEAD.

"I cant believe someone said the real victim here is the driver...give me a break...how retarded did that sound...he should have had his lighs on.
posted by onlythereal"

He is, you are assuming he didnt have his lights on, what makes you think he didnt? it was 3:40 AM and DARK, the video also said the drag racers were burning rubber creating a black cloud of smoke, and in the dark you cannot see a black cloud of smoke. you are driving 55 and suddenly hit a dark zone and cant see 5 feet ahead and suddenly WHAMMO you hit 8 idiots standing in the middle of the freaking road like deer.

the driver of the white car lost a passenger and his car, I say he has grounds to sue and those involved in the race should be charged.
Stupid idiots putting everyone else at risk for a stupid race.

[thgdriver]

onlythereal

The White Ford LTD that hit the people was not, I repeat , "WAS NOT" one of the cars racing. The LTD was merely using the "HIGHWAY" as it was intended and unexpectedly came upon a bunch of morons running out on the road to see who was winning. In my morning paper the police said they were still looking for the two cars that were racing.

[dowjones20k]

Posted by onlythereal at 01:28 PM : Feb 17, 2008
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So your position is that if the people were standing in the road @ 4 am and the alledged drag racers ahd just finished doing burnouts and filled the roadway with tire smoke ... then its the drivers fault for not seeing all the people ILLEGALLY ASSEMBELS in the middle of the HIGHWAY?

Well the last time I took a drivers test, it is ILLEGAL to walk in a public highway, as well as drag race on a public highway ..

And it has yet to be determined if the driver of the Crown vic had his lights on or not ..

I find it unbelievable that so many here are disregarding any personal responsibility of the foolish decision to go watch an illegal drag race and put thier loved ones lives in danger in the first place ...

Jeez, no wonder we let pedophiles/murderers out of prison only to repest thier sick crimes again ..

[dylanxxv]

The driver of the white sedan had been interviewed and did not appear to be seriously hurt, but a passenger was among the dead, Police Capt. Donald Frick said.

They have since determined that the passenger was actually one of the pedestrians that came in through the windshield...
I''ve searched for updates to this story, but it seems that after the initial story they dropped it...

[lynne_m1]

CBS needs to update this story

[thgdriver]

My daily newspaper makes more sense on this issue.

In the first place--IT''s A "HIGHWAY" not a racetrack.

The cars racing had just peeled out, raising tire smoke and dust, the 50 or more people then ran out on to the highway to see who was winning. The white Ford LTD then came up the "HIGHWAY" and was unable to stop.

In my newspaper the police stated they were not sure if the LTD had it''s lights on or not. They also were not pressing any charges at this time.

Who the hell expects a bunch of idiots to be standing out in the middle of a "HIGHWAY" just before day brake?

My paper also states that the passenger in the car was one of those that ran out onto the "HIGHWAY" and wound up in the car after being hit and crashing through the windshield.

This is an awful tragedy, but I can''t see any blame on the LTD driver. The picture of the car in my newspaper shows all the headlights broken on the LTD, besides I think these racing morons are looking for someone else to blame for their own stupidity.