4 die in a rx8 :(
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n00b
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4 die in a rx8 :(
http://www.wral.com/news/7711246/detail.html
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Investigators said excessive speed was a factor in a late-night accident that killed four Wakefield High School seniors Saturday.
The accident happened just before 11 p.m. when, police said, the driver lost control of his 2004 Mazda RX8 on the Poole Road exit coming off of the new U.S. Highway 64 bypass.
Investigators said the car in which the students were traveling struck a concrete rail and then flipped over the rail, dropping about 50 feet before bursting into flames.
Witnesses told police that the vehicle was traveling more than 100 mph when it passed other vehicles and then ran off the road. Investigators calculated the speed to be 105 mph to 115 mph before the crash.
Although authorities have confirmed that the victims in the vehicle were four male seniors from Wakefield High School, their identities have not yet been released.
Friends said the four students were on their way home after watching the Wakefield boys' basketball team compete in a playoff game at East Carolina University.
Investigators say the car struck this concrete rail, flipped and dropped about 50 feet.
Wakefield High School Principal Steven Takacs declined to comment until he received confirmation of the students' identities. He did say, however, that counselors would be available on Monday to help students deal with the loss.
The accident happened just before 11 p.m. when, police said, the driver lost control of his 2004 Mazda RX8 on the Poole Road exit coming off of the new U.S. Highway 64 bypass.
Investigators said the car in which the students were traveling struck a concrete rail and then flipped over the rail, dropping about 50 feet before bursting into flames.
Witnesses told police that the vehicle was traveling more than 100 mph when it passed other vehicles and then ran off the road. Investigators calculated the speed to be 105 mph to 115 mph before the crash.
Although authorities have confirmed that the victims in the vehicle were four male seniors from Wakefield High School, their identities have not yet been released.
Friends said the four students were on their way home after watching the Wakefield boys' basketball team compete in a playoff game at East Carolina University.
Investigators say the car struck this concrete rail, flipped and dropped about 50 feet.
Wakefield High School Principal Steven Takacs declined to comment until he received confirmation of the students' identities. He did say, however, that counselors would be available on Monday to help students deal with the loss.
Insanely Yellow
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From: Buffalo Grove IL
I'm sure the parents are really wondering just what the hell they were thinking buying their teenage son an RX-8.
My kids are so getting Civic DXs with no permission to mod other than audio systems.
My kids are so getting Civic DXs with no permission to mod other than audio systems.
Originally Posted by StewC625
I'm sure the parents are really wondering just what the hell they were thinking buying their teenage son an RX-8.
My kids are so getting Civic DXs with no permission to mod other than audio systems.
My kids are so getting Civic DXs with no permission to mod other than audio systems.
Shock and Awe
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There's already an active thread for that teenage ownership topic also...
https://www.rx8club.com/lounge-4/wht-18-year-old-kid-should-not-have-rx8-84434/
Is that some kind of record? Two reposts in one thread?
https://www.rx8club.com/lounge-4/wht-18-year-old-kid-should-not-have-rx8-84434/
Is that some kind of record? Two reposts in one thread?
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Holy crap. I didn't know it was an 8. I was just talking to a girl that I know about that. Her little sister was very good friends with him, and the accident happened two blocks from her house. Very sad.
Last edited by Kings8; Mar 6, 2006 at 09:43 PM.
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n00b
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repost.
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Thanks fellas, i got it. Unfortunately i never go in the lounge (besides this is as on-topic as it gets), or SE.
Poor kids, their parents made a mistake, i can't imagine how much trouble i would have gotten in if i had this car when i was 16. I had my parents taurus SHO on prom night the day i got my license and got it up to 120 NOT on a freeway, how stupid was that. Sigh. I'm glad they stuck me in a 87 b2200 5spd. Saved my life i'm sure.
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Thanks fellas, i got it. Unfortunately i never go in the lounge (besides this is as on-topic as it gets), or SE.
Poor kids, their parents made a mistake, i can't imagine how much trouble i would have gotten in if i had this car when i was 16. I had my parents taurus SHO on prom night the day i got my license and got it up to 120 NOT on a freeway, how stupid was that. Sigh. I'm glad they stuck me in a 87 b2200 5spd. Saved my life i'm sure.
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Originally Posted by tiltmode43
I am beyond lucky and own an rx8 at the mere age of 17. I'm wondering if either these kids were under the influence of anything or just a bit too stupid. I for one and dead scared of getting a ticket let alone crashing my car. Really horrible that four lives were lost in one act of stupidity.
The driver already had three accidents on his record and they are investigating into alcohol being involved now.
