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Old 06-23-2008, 05:49 PM
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Default '04 Lemans Sunset Dies a Fiery Death

Here's another disturbing article about the death of another Z.
Happened last night not too far from where I live.



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<!-- end KICKER --><!-- HEADLINE -->Two killed in violent, high-speed crash
<!-- end HEADLINE --><!-- SUB HEADLINE --><!-- end SUB HEADLINE --><!-- BYLINE -->STACEY MULICK; The News Tribune
Published: June 23rd, 2008 07:57 AM | Updated: June 23rd, 2008 11:53 AM
<!-- end BYLINE --><!-- Dateline --><!-- End Dateline -->Two people were killed early today when a car going a high-rate of speed violently crashed and set a medical clinic on fire in the Puyallup area.
One man was ejected from the orange 350 ZX and died. Another person died in the vehicle, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department reported.
The crash charred the outside of Summit View Clinic but no medical records were lost, deputies reported. No one else was injured in the crash.
According to witnesses, the car was going at least 100 mph north on Canyon Road about 1:25 a.m. The driver tried to make a turn just north of 112th Street and lost control, Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.
The car slid sideways, leaving 191 feet of skid marks. The car went over a curb and up more than 30 feet up and over a concrete wall and then through a metal fence, Troyer said.
During the crash, the gas tank apparently was ripped open, and a fire ignited as the car flew through the air. The car was airborne for about 85 feet before landing on the roof in the driveway of the clinic.
The clinic caught on fire.
The man who was ejected landed on a rock near the clinic, Troyer said. The second person was found badly burned in the car. Investigators believe they have identified the two and were working to notify their families, Troyer said.
The car was registered to a Parkland car lot.
Investigators found a gun inside the car. No other information about the weapon was immediately available. Investigators took measurements out at the scene before removing the car by 6:30 a.m. <!-- AP COPYRIGHT --><!-- Component: Tacoma : pubsys/production/story/asset/ap_copyright.comp --><!-- Component: Tacoma : pubsys/production/story/asset/ap_copyright.comp --><!-- end AP COPYRIGHT -->



http://www.komonews.com/news/20653954.html

http://q13.trb.com/news/kcpq-062308-...,3242309.story

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Old 06-23-2008, 05:50 PM
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too fast, too furious
Old 06-23-2008, 05:52 PM
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Thumbs down Brutal...

Old 06-23-2008, 05:57 PM
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If I read correctly ... does it say the Z attempted a sharp turn going 100mph???
Old 06-23-2008, 06:03 PM
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how far down the street are you? I'm near 84th and Canyon.
Old 06-23-2008, 06:05 PM
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Ive updated a bit more on the story...

Ive taken some hard corners before....but never at 100 mph

I live off 176th
Old 06-23-2008, 06:09 PM
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Must have had the wrong tires.
Old 06-23-2008, 06:19 PM
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No he was driving a 350 ZX...

the hell is a 350ZX?
Old 06-23-2008, 06:26 PM
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Everybody knows you can't corner at 100mph plus....unless you downshift in 4th gear.
Old 06-23-2008, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 350ZTheStandard
Everybody knows you can't corner at 100mph plus....unless you downshift in 4th gear.
Bet some of our 18 year old members could drift around a corner at 100 MPH.
Old 06-23-2008, 07:13 PM
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Two less idiots contributing to the gene pool . . . I say this because these are the same two idiots who are driving our car insurance higher.
Old 06-23-2008, 07:15 PM
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Street racing on surface streets................No sympathy
Old 06-23-2008, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by The Brickyard Rat
Must have had stock tires.
Fixed
Old 06-23-2008, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Netko350Z
No he was driving a 350 ZX...

the hell is a 350ZX?
That's probably what killed them...
Old 06-23-2008, 07:22 PM
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sad but i mean 100mph around a turn?
Old 06-23-2008, 07:30 PM
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I live a few miles away from this accident
There are two lights within 300 yards of the scene.
Although it happened early in the morning, no turns at the point of impact, just out of control driving. Sad that the mistake took their lives, and the familys will have to indure the pain and suffering for it!!!
Old 06-23-2008, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Netko350Z
No he was driving a 350 ZX...

the hell is a 350ZX?
That ZX has way more horsepower.

And while that is kind of sad, and I won't pretend I don't speed, for you to skid about 200 feet, hit a curb, go over a fence, fly 80 some feet, then hit a building, I can't feel bad for you. The speed you have to be going is ridiculous, especially on what seems to be a curved city street. Sometimes there are 3 lanes in a straight line where that type of speed, while illegal, is not dangerous for the road. However, that is rare, and I can't imagine ever doing anything that dangerous.

Not everyone who can afford a Z is a smart or a good person. Sad, but it happens.
Old 06-23-2008, 07:35 PM
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Well, the roads are a little safer now. Darwin thumped this one off the map.
Old 06-23-2008, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by roast
That's probably what killed them...
Ha
Old 06-23-2008, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by sporkdevil
That ZX has way more horsepower.

...especially on what seems to be a curved city street.
This road is not curved....its straight and about 5 lanes wide including traffic and turn lanes..and as mx48 said...the lights are pretty close.

I'm not sure which direction he was coming from but the turn onto 112th St. is your typical left or right hand turn.

But yeah..to be slideways for almost 200' and then airbourne another 85'....He was way passed his limits of driving skill, way past the limits of the now decieced Z.

I would like to plant a cross at that spot for the Z...I would leave something for the driver but I'n fressh out of Darwin Awards.


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