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A white Ford Crown Victoria plowed into a group of street-racing fans on a highway about 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. on Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness. In addition to the fatalities, at least five other spectators were injured of the 50 or so people gathered before dawn along Route 210 in little Accokeek, MD to watch cars drag down the usually quite deserted stretch of blacktop. Here's what happened according to the AP:
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Maryland Street Racing Crash Leaves 8 Dead, One Crumpled Crown Vic
A white Ford Crown Victoria plowed into a group of street-racing fans on a highway about 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. on Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness. In addition to the fatalities, at least five other spectators were injured of the 50 or so people gathered before dawn along Route 210 in little Accokeek, MD to watch cars drag down the usually quite deserted stretch of blacktop. Here's what happened according to the AP:More »
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S3 Driver Freaks Out, Goes on Rampage at Audi Gathering
DATELINE — Ocean City, Maryland. The apparent owner of a rare Audi S3 went batshit at the H20 gathering here, thrashing his Mexican-entry import on a nearby dirt track, before veering off the track, hitting a vendor's trailer and sideswiping a Jetta. He was finally cold-busted by Maryland state troopers after he reportedly blew a tire and hit an embankment. VW Vortex says the guy had come up from Texas and had been trying to sell his S3, which is possibly the only one in the US. No word on the car's registration status, considering it's a non-US model. But we do know this guy's going to regret his antics when he tries to find replacement parts. That is, if the S3 doesn't end up impounded. NOTE: video not safe for work, unless your boss thinks the f-bomb is sexy. [VW Vortex More »
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Subie to Pump More Vehicles Through Baltimore
Baltimore has given us many things. The Orioles, for example. The Colts, too. John Waters!
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Awww...Poor Little SLR: McMerc to be Raffled for Charity
The Pohanka Automotive Group of Salisbury, MD made a mistake. They bought one more Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR than they thought they could sell. Well, actually, they bought one for a customer who backed out nearly a year ago and haven't been able to unload it. According to Marketing Director Chris Hagel, "If it were New York or Washington D.C., then it would probably be a lot easier to sell it." But since it's Maryland, the task's a bit tougher, which is why Hagel has put together a charity raffle to allow his company to cover their loss while benefitting Toys for Tots. A hundred bucks gets you in, and as of the moment, 1,200 tickets remain. More »
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First We'll Tow Your Car, Then We'll Torch It
Talk about the crappy things that happen while you're sitting around sipping Ovaltine spiked with Ancient Age and contemplating the probability of the release of season one of "Small Wonder" on DVD: A DC-area county impound lot went up in a flamin' ball of inferno-esque fiery-fire yesterday. 37 towed cars were destroyed in the Gaithersburg, MD conflagration, and we're wondering which is worse having your car burt to a crisp because you were parked in a tow-away zone, or having it stolen and abandoned, only to be burnt to a crisp. You pays yer money and you takes yer choice, we suppose. More »
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Senior Driver Launches Car, Lands in Tree
Proving that the 70s are the new 50s, a daredevil 74-year old DC-area woman launched her car off the Clara Barton Expressway in Bethesda and landed it in a tree. It took authorities roughly an hour to rescue Teresa Finney, who was shaken but in good shape after the accident and was taken to the hospital only as a precaution. How'd she do it? In her own words: "I was coming on, making a curve, coming on to the ramp and it rolled to one side and I put my foot on the break, came over here and just flipped." A "break" must be something akin to to KITT's "Turbo Boost" feature. We totally need to get one of those installed on our truck. More »
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