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Old 2008-02-16, 03:05 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Evo Mike View Post
Yeah, it was wrong for the street racers to be doing what they were doing, BUT.. it wasn't them who killed all those people. It sounds like that old guy in the big ass cadillac wasn't paying attention and rammed into this whole crowd of people.

like the cop told me, "no matter if they are in the crosswalk or not, the ped's have the right of way".

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There's more info in newer articles about the crash.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j...FafXQD8URL9D00

The crowd had just watched a race speed off and walked out into the middle of the road with their backs to oncoming traffic. The driver of the car couldn't see them because of all the tire-smoke from the start of the race.

I'm not saying anyone "deserved to die", but claiming the driver was totally at fault or that the people killed were just innocents in the wrong place at the wrong time is just untrue. Those people put themselves in a risky situation and paid the ultimate price.
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