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Street Racing & Consequences......*Sad But True*
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| Fire999 |
This was taken from another forum. The author is writing in first person. Note: "Disturbing, graphical and REAL Story"
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For all the idiots that race on occupied streets!!
From the [H]ard Forum
By Far Side
Listen up...
Tonight was one of the most shocking nights I have ever had. Some of you may know I'm a volunteer firefighter. I don't get to ride in the cool fire-truck, I'm stuck driving a 99 F-250 "Emergency Response Team" truck (carries the other diver and I and all of the medical/diving/fire/EMS equipment). Anyway we were on our way back from a small kitchen fire when we got behind a semi ricey Eclipse GS-X a pretty ricey Accord V6 and a Camaro RS (this is on a 4 lane road). Now the ****ers had been racing each other light to light and swerving past all slower traffic. So once we got behind them we were going to radio in their plates but before we could the light turned green and off they went.
About maybe a quarter mile ahead was a mini-van (Dodge I beleive) that had turned the way they were going. The Accord in the far right lane was being blocked by the mini van so decided to cut off on the shoulder and attempt to pass the van. Well the rumble strip sort of pulled the car further to the right more the he expected I guess and he cut back left throwing himself infront of the mini-van and Camaro. The 3 racers had to be doing about 80 by now, but the Accord went sideways into the van and then continued on into the Camaro and then into the cement median doing 83 (what the spedo was stuck at we later found). The van ended up rolling because it tried to cut and miss the accord as it hit it.
When we got up to the scene I almost lost my dinner. I've seen gun shot victims, scraped people off railraod tracks, you name it I've probably seen it but this I just couldn't handle. I ran to the Accord first to see what was there. The driver went through the windshield and into the cement median, what was left of his skull was now somewhere compounded into his shoulders and the median. The passanger was a very beautiful girl about my age (19) whos arm was compound fractured beyond physical recognition, and ears were bleeding like crazy. No seat belt either. (Airbags were both removed because of the momo wheel and "engine management consol" on the passanger side) She had some apparent head injury from the windsheild and was either uncounsious or dead. Nothing I could really do in that car at the time.
I ran over to the Camaro to see what was up there. The guy maye 25 or so was ok. Had his seat belt on and everything. I jsut screamed at him to stay in the car until te cops came.
Off in the distance the ****ing Eclipse didn't even stop to see what happened. He fled a fast as his car could go.
Just as I noticed the eclipse, my partner who radio'ed for help and then ran over to van screamed "Chris get the **** over here". This is where I almost lost it. The van on its side held a mother and 2 children, none which were responsive. I crawled into the middle window where I thought the yougest child was. She had to be maybe 4 at the oldest. No seat belt. Was thrown into the window when it rolled then into the pavement I would have imagined. Her head had a rather obvious dent in it BUT she was breathing. I pulled her through the window.
In the passanger seat was a younger boy maybe 10 whos arm was crushed under the tipped over van. It later had to be amputated but he will live do the the 7 minutes of CPR that we did.
The mother was the only one with her seat belt on, the airbag broke her nose and somehow knocker her out. But she is fine. Was concious by the time we got her son breathing again.
The ****er in the Camaro got cuffed and taken away. The girl in the Accord was airlifted away. The young girl in the van later died tonight/this morning from massive head trauma. The driver of the accord obviously died of the same. The boy in the van will live as well, just one arm short.
Sorry about the bad grammer, I'm still in shock. I doubt I'll get much sleep tonight.
But for you *******s that like to pull this **** on occupied roads please PLEASE PLEASE take it to the track. Save your life and someone elses. I'm done ranting now. For those that read this, thanks.
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| Dumonde Trancer |
| stupid s, deserved to die. |
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| Az |
couldn't be arsed to read all that......
but a lad i know watched a street race, he got hit by one of the cars, and he's completely ed up, he'll never walk again, he can only just speak.....
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| Fire999 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dumonde Trancer
stupid s, deserved to die. |
Indeed.....but that young girl, the passengers in the van do not deserve that. How would you feel if some reckless dude took your daughter out on a speeding heist and turns out that she died in the hands of some punk? I feel for all that suffer any vehicular mishap but these young people need to be educated on the dangers of street racing....it usually takes a death or two to make people realise that they are not getting anywhere any faster, nor are they going to ever see their ego rise beyond their cranium.
Innocent lives get taken away from a moment of dare....i guess somethings will never change.....nuff said
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| dj_mdma |
| To be honest, these idiots, were not wearing seat belts, so what do u expect?! Everyone knows that you are more likely to survive with a seatbelt. From what i;ve read, if u go side on into something, u will end up with some pretty bad limb injuries, and u will most probably break your neck due to the sudden sideways impact. the deaths occured from carelessness, rather than directly from the street racers actions. |
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| IronDragon |
| Speaking as fan of street racing, I completely agree. Races should NEVER be held ANYWHERE where others may be involved. Do take it to the track or at the very least block off whatever section of whatever road you happen to want to race at. |
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| Dumonde Trancer |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fire999
Indeed.....but that young girl, the passengers in the van do not deserve that. How would you feel if some reckless dude took your daughter out on a speeding heist and turns out that she died in the hands of some punk? I feel for all that suffer any vehicular mishap but these young people need to be educated on the dangers of street racing....it usually takes a death or two to make people realise that they are not getting anywhere any faster, nor are they going to ever see their ego rise beyond their cranium.
Innocent lives get taken away from a moment of dare....i guess somethings will never change.....nuff said
F999 |
was the girl forced to go in that car and forced to not wear her seat belt while she tried to persuade the driver not to race?
i think not.
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| imprt2nr |
| wtf were this kids racing on an occupied street for?! im a "racer" but hell, im smart enough to do it where there is absolutely nobody around, not on some street with other people ahead of me... why werent they wearing seatbelts?!?! i put in racing seats with a 4 point seatbelt system in my car, just so i can be safer. if your gonna race, race in an industrial zone at night, since theres nobody around there at that time. i also agree you should block of the area where you are gonna run, its safer! that story is very unfortunate, and i feel horrible for the young lives that were lost |
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| DrUg_Tit0 |
| Can't believe the guy actually removed airbags to put in engine managment console... |
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| arj1o1 |
| they deserve too, why go streetracing on a occupied street? |
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| bassaholix |
Sad story but too often true...
why are like that still alive i do not know... im sure that girl and the other ppl will never be the same.. the only shame here is the funeral costs...
Sorry i may have repeated.. to those who hinted by now.. but this is the 2nd death post 2day.. |
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| BacardiMan |
| what happend to the person in the Eclipse GS-X ? did he got away? |
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