Multiple fatality street race in Pinehurst this afternoon from a popular racing light
06-30-2009, 12:48 PM
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quote: State experts who reconstructed the accident calculated Ferguson’s speed at 117 miles per hour. Assistant Montgomery County District Attorney Warren Diepraam said cars will not usually travel that fast unless a computer chip — that acts as a governor and does not allow cars to exceed speeds of 98 to 106 mph — is removed.
“That’s because the tires might explode otherwise. So a driver also needs some high-speed tires,” he said.
right......
06-30-2009, 01:02 PM
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And this is why I never street race, and why I’m at the track EVERY weekend... that driver should go to jail. He obviously didn’t plan for all off this to happen, but he should have thought twice before ruining several different families life’s... that’s sad
ohh and i bet they could find the motor cycle person that ran... once the one in the mozda wakes up they probably would take a statement from him on what the motorcyclist looked like… and I hope they do and I hope they find em… ...
ohh and i bet they could find the motor cycle person that ran... once the one in the mozda wakes up they probably would take a statement from him on what the motorcyclist looked like… and I hope they do and I hope they find em… ...
06-30-2009, 01:20 PM
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Yeah, I've been waiting for real news on the story. I've heard a few rumors around town but nothing worth mentioning. In my small town paper they just reported the DA saying something about This being a "special" case in that TX DPS in Austin is working on it. I'm guessing the perp. is being tight lipped so they're working on the PCM evidence and looking at his record closely for racing type behaivor etc.
I can't beat on the DA too much, that's probably what I would sound like talking about the law in court. He's got the right idea, even though the details are off. Sounds like they want to prove he was racing to get the convictions.
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I can't beat on the DA too much, that's probably what I would sound like talking about the law in court. He's got the right idea, even though the details are off. Sounds like they want to prove he was racing to get the convictions.
Vernon
06-30-2009, 06:30 PM
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Yeah, I've been waiting for real news on the story. I've heard a few rumors around town but nothing worth mentioning. In my small town paper they just reported the DA saying something about This being a "special" case in that TX DPS in Austin is working on it. I'm guessing the perp. is being tight lipped so they're working on the PCM evidence and looking at his record closely for racing type behaivor etc.
I can't beat on the DA too much, that's probably what I would sound like talking about the law in court. He's got the right idea, even though the details are off. Sounds like they want to prove he was racing to get the convictions.
Vernon
I can't beat on the DA too much, that's probably what I would sound like talking about the law in court. He's got the right idea, even though the details are off. Sounds like they want to prove he was racing to get the convictions.
Vernon
07-01-2009, 10:53 AM
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The cobalt will most likely be able to tell them up to 5 seconds of data (from the Airbag Control Module), including speed, brakeing, and percent throttle.
