I hate street racing Options

[chucho]

I spent some of my birthday Monday trying to cheer up my ex-girlfriend. Her friend was killed in a car accident. Her boy friend was racing some guy in New Orleans. Now his girl friend is dead and he probably will be charged w/ vehicle man-slaugter. He was doing over 100 when he lost control and hit another car. The seat belt broke Stephanie's neck and killed her instantly. She was suppose to start on her high school softball team this year as the lead pitcher. Being stupid and not responsible for her/his actions caused her to lose her life. Kids need to learn that cars arent play things that they are machines and can easily lead to death. If you want to race go to a track/strip and do it there. Dont endanger other peoples lives.

New Orleans Times-Picayune-

A 16-year-old Slidell girl was killed late Sunday when the car in which she was riding was struck by another vehicle in eastern New Orleans, police said.

Stephanie Subervielle died at Charity Hospital of head and internal injuries, said John Gagliano, chief investigator for the Orleans Parish coroner's office.

The accident happened shortly after 10:30 p.m. in the 14000 block of Old Gentilly Road, police said. Subervielle was a passenger in a westbound 1996 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Brenden Mistrot, 17, police said.

Mistrot apparently lost control of his car, police said, and it was hit by an eastbound 1999 Chevrolet Monte Carlo occupied by driver Dino Huy, 17, and a passenger.

No information on Mistrot, Huy or Huy's passenger was available Monday.

Police have not decided whether charges will be filed against either driver, police spokeswoman Jonette Williams said.

Traffic fatality officer Vernell Brown is in charge of the investigation.

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

I can't believe no one has questioned this being racing yet. The only place I seen racing was in the title of this. The kid was just going to fast, racing has nothing to do with it. I've been street racing since I was 16, I'm 21 now and I've never had a wreck and "only" have 3 tickets. I know that's kind of a lot, but I deserved them and I'm okay with it. I'm really sorry for what has happened, but making snap judgments like "stupid kid," or "street racer," are just ignorant. This guy could have been testing out his car, which we all do, and something went wrong. It's a risk we all unnecessarily take at times. The speed limit around here on the interstate is 70mph, and most travel 80mph. Now, if I were going 80, and I had a tie rod break, or a tire blow, I'd be pretty screwed. Then they would find my body, and call me another victim of street racing. And my car would be so mangled from the crash, who's to say if they're right or wrong? It's advantageous to say they were street racing to keep people from doing it, and make the roads safer, but it's not fair to the people involved to call them dumb. Because there's not much of a way, short of eyewitnesses, that you can prove he was racing. Even then, they can be biased and answer incorrectly.

EDITTED for spelling errors.

This post has been edited by Bigmeanbulldog55: Nov 5, 2005 - 3:56 AM