crazy vett accident

[xxxgersons13]

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/sto...21771

[DevilMB3017]

That's just sad.

Street racing is a horrible thing for so many people. These kids, their families, their local community, and the car community as a whole.

http://www.rasr.info/Racers Against Street Racing

[bobotech]

Why is it a "crazy vett accident"?

The stupid kids were racing. The kid was in highschool. The end result (very bad wreck) was pretty much to be expected.

You don't give a fast hot car to a stupid kid under the age of 20 unless you don't like your kid.

[infinitgkid]

What a shame

Why is it a "crazy vett accident"?

The stupid kids were racing. The kid was in highschool. The end result (very bad wreck) was pretty much to be expected.

You don't give a fast hot car to a stupid kid under the age of 20 unless you don't like your kid.

As straight-forward as bobo is... he has a point...

[iwantans13]

Im supposed to feel bad about this? Some spoiled kids parents got him a car he couldnt handle and he was stupid with it and died, killing another person in the process. Its the same thing as that big M5 crash a while back, stupid kids proving Darwin right.

[joe603]

Wow...that Vette was totally destroyed.

[sbird1]

All of you guys that are bashing the hell out of these kids with no remorse... that's fukced up. You guys can't tell me you havn't done something stupid when you were younger that could have potetially killed you or someone else. I know I have, but I've been lucky. It sucks for their families, friends, and community and is a tragedy. The kids weren't using their heads fully but they were hanging out and had a bad idea. Inexperience and bad judgement are to blame here, but no one is perfect. Lay off them.

[rn79870]

I agree with sbird to a point. When the authorities said... and measured the 300 feet of skid marks. The front tire landed 1/2 mile away after impact it's pretty obvious that the driver was in way over his head. he was probably an accident waiting to happen.

I feel for the passenger's family, and the family of the driver, and the community. But seriously, it's another Nick Hogan rich kid proving that mom and dad shouldn't be buying really fast cars for 18 year old kids.

On the other side of the coin, there is at least one 20 year old Nascar driver who proves that maturity, not age is what matters.

[VMPhil]

Turns out the car belonged to the parents. the kid happened to be driving it.

Sbird we see so many people doing stupid things in cars they have no business driving that alot of us have become a bit calloused yeah.

[r34 gtr]

I did plenty of stupid stuff that could have gotten me and/or someone else killed when I was that age. Point being, I'm still alive. Kids that inexperienced at driving should not be allowed to drive a car that fast. Period.

[bobotech]

All of you guys that are bashing the hell out of these kids with no remorse... that's fukced up. You guys can't tell me you havn't done something stupid when you were younger that could have potetially killed you or someone else. I know I have, but I've been lucky. It sucks for their families, friends, and community and is a tragedy. The kids weren't using their heads fully but they were hanging out and had a bad idea. Inexperience and bad judgement are to blame here, but no one is perfect. Lay off them.

Lameo.

Kids under the age of 20 are stupid, plain and simple. They think they are indestructible and are god like in their cat like reflexes and driving ablities. I see it all the time on forums just like this one.

Because of that thinking pattern of teenagers ("I'm a god and nothing can hurt me"), parents have a responsibility to give their kids tools that they can't abuse or can't abuse much.

In other words, you don't give your kid a farking Corvette before he even graduates highschool and say "Here you go son! Have a good one!!". There is a very strong chance that the kid will either get killed or wreck the car. Much stronger than say if you gave the kid a 1997 Kia Sephia.

For the record, I never gave my kids any cars, they had to go out and buy one. One time, I did let one of my kids drive my old Chrysler (nothing fancy) and sure enough, he totaled it. Part of the reason why he totaled it was he had no vested interest in the car so he just didn't care. He had a car load of friends and was probably showing off at the time.

So do I feel bad for the kid? I will tell you this, I feel bad for the parents. I feel bad that the parents are going to be feeling very guilty for the rest of their lives that they gave their kid a feeling of empowerment like no other. What does that mean? That means that the parents thought that they were just being "cool parents" and doing the "cool thing" by giving Junior the keys to a Vette. "Oh wow, Dear, just imagine how popular Junior will be if we give him a Corvette to drive while he is in high school." "Yes, honey, that is a swell idea, lets give him a Corvette so he can be sewper popular in school!"

Sure enough, Junior gets the keys to the Vette, and races and kills himself and some innocent passenger (who probably had an opportunity to get out of the car if they so desired before the race).

It sucks for the parents but they were the ones that empowered the kids with the choice of tools they gave them.

I don't feel bad for the kid, I feel bad for everyone else.

And the sad sick thing that is going to happen now is that the kid will become martyred now. He will be looked upon with reverence and awe as the "boy that died too young" or some other cliche. Hell him and his passenger might even get a dedication page in their yearbook. The timing is rather bad for that though (didn't happen during school year) so that might not happen.

Am I a cold hearted bastard? Maybe so but I'm also not one to mince words when it comes to stupidity at the hands of a child.

No sympathy for the victims. I do feel bad for the parents. Community? Why would the community care other than they have another mess to clean up. Maybe the kid's friends might learn something from this event.

[Jesda]

Stupid acts deserve to be scorned, regardless of whether its me or some retard out there doing it.

[sbird1]

I understand, but I don't think stuff like this happens that often. Two of my friends were on their way to UGA a couple years ago in my friend's S2000. It was raining, they lost control and had a really bad accident. My friend Jacob died and my other friend Matt has some perminent brain injurys. They weren't misbehaving or anything, but I think once something like that happens to someone close to you, you're more likely to understand. The impact that car related deaths create in a community is huge, especially when the kids are young. You shouldn't bash those involved. Use it as something to learn from. This is what could happen to you if you make a bad decision ONE night.

[bobotech]

I understand, but I don't think stuff like this happens that often. Two of my friends were on their way to UGA a couple years ago in my friend's S2000. It was raining, they lost control and had a really bad accident. My friend Jacob died and my other friend Matt has some perminent brain injurys. They weren't misbehaving or anything, but I think once something like that happens to someone close to you, you're more likely to understand. The impact that car related deaths create in a community is huge, especially when the kids are young. You shouldn't bash those involved. Use it as something to learn from. This is what could happen to you if you make a bad decision ONE night.

What was the cause of the wreck? Don't say "rain" because rain doesn't cause a wreck. Rain only makes it easier to lose control when someone is doing something stupid.

From the sounds of what happened, I bet your buddies were driving fast in a cool car and did something stupid which was magnified by the rain and they wiped out.

Insurance adjusters will tell you that "there is no such thing as an accident" which is true. Almost all accidents can be avoided one way or another. Even accidents caused by equipment failure are preventable with proper car maintenance. So if your buddies had been driving slow for the conditions, I bet that nothing would have ever happened.

[Jesda]

This is what could happen to you if you make a bad decision ONE night.

Idea: Don't make bad decisions.

[r34 gtr]

I've already accepted the fact that i am going to die in a horrible, fiery car accident.

[sbird1]

I don't plan on living past 45. I enjoy making bad decisions. Helps you know you're alive. I just try make them so if someone gets hurt, it's only me... worked out well so far.

[sldewyz]

i feel bad for the passenger and her family atleast...who knows maybe she was screaming at him to stop in fear of somethin happening... like in i hate to bring it up but (fast and furious 3 tokyo drift)...

she had no control of the situation at all...so yes for her i do feel sorry for..the kid however i feel bad for but to an extent..he shouldhave had a slight idea in what he was getting himself into by going in speeds that could produce 300 feet skid marks..

nobodies perfect and we all make bad decisions its just that some people get more lucky then others when it comes to this topic

[Loki]

I feel sorry for the chick and the vette. Not the driver. What I don't really like is how the communities act as though this is the first time some kid crashed a high power car and it's some sort of "wake-up call".

[AE240SX]

I'm only 26 but I agree totally with bobotech, I feel sorry for the parents of both kids because they will have to go through every day for the rest of their lives wondering what they did wrong or could have done differently to change what happened. If I were the parents of the girl who was the passenger, the other family would have to issue a restraining order to keep me from seriously hurting them. If Clark's parents had a gun and he shot himself and the girl with it resulting in both of them dead (same end result) ; most people would be blasting them a new arse hole because of how irresponsible they were for allowing him to get ahold of the gun and blah blah blah. Instead the community is "shellshocked" at how extremely stupid and irresponsible actions somehow managed to get 2 people killed..... da mn street racers!!!