ambulances & cars firegeezer on 17 Jun 2007 07:54 am
Parade Car Goes Out of Control - Kills 4 and Injures 15
Ingle/AP photo
A DRAG-RACING CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL during a parade in Selmer, Tenn., and spun into a crowd of bystanders Saturday, killing four people and injuring up to 15, authorities said. The event, Cars for Kids, is a fund-raiser for children’s charities.
WMC photo
The racer attemped to do a “burn-out” on the parade route when the tires gained traction and the car propelled into a utility pole, then spun into the crowd.
It was a relatively narrow roadway, lined with spectators and an uneven road surface. Firegeezer wonders: Just what was he thinking? We may never know….the driver is one of those in the hospital.
Alexander/WHBQ photo
The Memphis Commercial Appeal has the full story HERE.
Memphis channel 5 WMC-tv had FIVE VIDEOS HERE.
update: The death toll has now (11 am EDT) been increased to 7.
update #2: The Tennessee Highway Patrol has now revised the death toll downward to 6.
WMC -TV reports: Tennessee Highway Patrol spokesman Mike Browning said six people were killed, including two 15-year-old girls and a 17-year-old girl. The accident injured 18 others, including a 5-year-old boy, who were taken to hospitals in Tennessee and Mississippi.
