Street race kills innocent driver
 

Denver Post July 15th, 2009

A race between two vehicles on Aurora streets last night resulted in a crash and the death of an innocent driver, police said.

The fatal crash happened at about 10 p.m. at the intersection of East Yale Avenue and South Peoria Street, according to a media release from the Aurora Police Department.

The identities of the drivers involved were not released.

Police said drivers of a Pontiac G8 and a red Jeep Cherokee were southbound on Peoria Street in what witnesses described as a "race."

An older, white Chevrolet Camaro was northbound on Peoria; when the driver attempted to turn west on Yale the, red Cherokee plowed into the right front of the Camaro.

"The momentum of the Cherokee pushed the Camaro backwards through a signal light pole, coming to rest against a street light pole in the median," police said. "The Cherokee severely penetrated the passenger compartment of the Camaro, coming to rest on top of the passenger seat."

Firefighters and police arrived at the scene and found the driver of the Cherokee and the Pontiac arguing.

Police separated the two men and firefighters worked to free the driver of the Camaro, who was unconscious, and pinned in his car. He died at the scene from "massive" injuries, police said.

The driver of the Cherokee was taken to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries. The driver of the Pontiac was not injured.

Investigators do not suspect that drugs or alcohol were involved in the fatal crash, but excessive speed was a factor.

Only the drivers were in the vehicles involved, police said, and the men did not know each other.

*sigh*

:(

Lets keep them on the track ladies and gentlemen. Please.

People are real morons.

Ive said it once ive said it 1000x stop racing on the streets leave it at the track. Just the thought of living with yourself doing that to another human would be horrid.:cry:

:( What a heartbreaking story...as usual, some poor innocent person minding their own business just driving along and they lose their life by the reckless actions of others...:(

They should throw both of them in jail for life. Stupid f***ers. The thing that irritates me most is that they were in the street arguing when police arrived, disregarding the DYING person in the white camaro.

I take that back about jail time. They should be shot.

Life in jail. #1 for killing someone #2 for hurting a Camaro.

Wow. Kind of makes you think, you could be going home to see your family, then bam.

This is terrible. so sad

So the dude in the Cherokee had basically just demolished the guy in the Camaro...... Yet he was busy arguing with the owner of the G8...... AND DIDN'T BOTHER TO CHECK OUT THE PERSON HE HIT?


Wow :barf:

Yes; but I prefer that they be drawn and quartered..

:( that's sad.

This is why I don't street race.

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