Death of a camaro and driver.

[5th_GEN_SS]

was she a member?

[hunt]

Originally Posted by infam0uz

Im assuming it was an SS? or a LT?

But from the sound of it.. 100mph sounds like a ss

N/A v6 will hit that in less than 20 seconds..

[13F20]

Originally Posted by 5th_GEN_SS

was she a member?

Not to my knowledge.

[rangomr]

PICTURES will speak louder than words. I would LOVE to seen the car on here with taste. Speed Does Kill and maybe something good could come out of someone else seeing what Speed Can Do. I know it slowed me down after I moved over for a tail gater and then got back in the fast lane and I bumped his bumper going 105 MPH and we both almost lost control. I got back in the slow lane and stayed there and I don't let tail gaters, well anyway you know where I'm going with this store. Sorry for being so long. Today I'm a much slower driver because of just the above.

[lets_go_bills]

Just my opinion, but it should be illegal for people that young to have cars with that much horsepower. You should have to "graduate" to powerful cars.

I'll tell you this, if I was 19 and was given a 426hp sports car as a gift, I would've driven it as fast as possible, crashed it and died.

You're just not mentally ready for it, that's why the insurance rates are so high.

Sad story but there's a lesson there. For both parents and youth.

[Supermans]

So where is the local news story on this?

[mhood]

Originally Posted by lets_go_bills

I'll tell you this, if I was 19 and was given a 426hp sports car as a gift, I would've driven it as fast as possible, crashed it and died.

I had a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner when I was 17. I did top it out one night (bounced the speedometer on 140), never crashed it and lived to trade it in on a Pinto when I got drafted. Generalities seldom hold integrity in the face of specifics.

[Z28COP]

Originally Posted by SA CHEVY

It's funny you mention the getting out to try to help because I work for the County of Kern just a a land surveyor but we do a lot of driving (Kern County is pretty good size) and while in the work truck have witnessed several rollover or head-on accidents and we've been instructed by our superiors to never get out to help just to call 911 because of a possible law suit to our department if someone tried to pin a "death" or serious injury on us. I have, on the 3 accidents being the one right there when it happened pulled over and ran out to help anyone there. You never know what you'd do until it happens and then your instinct kicks in...some watch, some drive on as if nothing happen, and some try to help in any way possible. It's crazy to witness something first hand which I'm sure we all have but you quickly realize that a car, no matter what you drive, is a mobile weapon that if you use incorrectly can have dire...dire...consequences. I would not have photographed personally because I feel it disrespectful to those who were hurt/killed in the accident however DO agree that this is something you pass on to those who are more immature with their driving style and instruct them that this could have very easily been them driving. My .02 worth and sad to see another Camaro off the road. Only good news out of this story is that multiple cars were not involved...

You cannot be sued if helping in good faith. There is a law against that.

[lets_go_bills]

Originally Posted by fireresq157

Does it matter? Whats the point? When I owned a 86 accord I hit 120 a few times. Your invinsible when your a teenager and/or early 20s. Thats what they all feal I was probably less stupid than most but we were all there and speak out of experience.

Does it matter? You better know there's a difference between 312hp and 426hp, 275 lb-ft torque and 420 lb-ft torque. You better know it's worse to have her driving the V8 then the V6.

[oldfriend]

Originally Posted by Tallboy

You ALWAYS take that picture, with the hopes someone else will see it, and maybe think twice before driving irresponsibly.

And that's another reason that i ask for every one specially the younger ones to go to the local LAW ENFORCEMENTS AND TAKE THE CLASS HOW TO BE SAFE ON THE ROAD

[raqball]

Originally Posted by brycerichert

Well, if there is a silver lining, I'm hoping the Camaro that was crashed was one of those silly yellow toy-looking ones. If it was black, then, that's sad.

This was tasteless.... Someone died, parents lost a child ect...

[Globemaster]

Originally Posted by brycerichert

Well, if there is a silver lining, I'm hoping the Camaro that was crashed was one of those silly yellow toy-looking ones. If it was black, then, that's sad.

WOW Really

This is a sad end to a life and this is all you can say.

Who cares what size engine, model of camaro, or color.

Prayers to the family in this tragic time.

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."

[TXCammy]

Originally Posted by Tallboy

You ALWAYS take that picture, with the hopes someone else will see it, and maybe think twice before driving irresponsibly.

2 years ago on prom nite, a local teen was drinking and driving, wrecked her car and killed herself and everyone in the car w/ her. The school picked the car up from the wreck yard and put it on the front lawn of the HS these kids attended. It was a constant reminder all summer long of choices and conciquences.

[acatlover13]

Originally Posted by lets_go_bills

Does it matter? You better know there's a difference between 312hp and 426hp, 275 lb-ft torque and 420 lb-ft torque. You better know it's worse to have her driving the V8 then the V6.

In THIS situation, when the car is already wrecked....it does NOT matter if it was an SS or LT. Would it have happened to this particular driver in either car? Probably. Both are capable of deadly speeds...and although I own the SS, I have driven the V6, and that is one impressive car. Is it often stupid to put a teenager in one of these powerhouses? Most of the time...yes....most teens DO think that it can't happen to them.

However...DONT blame the 400+ horses if it was an SS. This was a case of not being prepared and/or able to drive under the conditions, and paying a very high price for it.