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8 Killed in Street Race Crash

Posted Feb 16, 08 3:06 PM CST in Crime & Courts,  US 

(Newser) – A driver skidded into a crowd of street-race spectators in Maryland this morning and killed eight people, but later told police he was not part of the race, the Washington Post reports. The driver and at least four others were injured in the crash, which also killed the car's passenger. “It was a very horrific scene,” one policeman said. “There are a lot of questions we still need answers to.”

The driver told police he was blinded by drag-racers on Indian Head Highway, a known speed strip, and barreled blindly into the crowd. Police suspect that racers and spectators fled the scene but have not yet pressed charges. About 40 family members huddled at the cold crash site this morning, watching investigators bag clothing, shoes, and other items from the victims.

Sources Washington Post, Associated Press

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Emergency personnel carry the body of a victim involved in a car crash on Indian Head Highway, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, in Accokeek, Md. A car plowed into a crowd that had gathered to watch a drag race...   (Associated Press)
A Maryland State Police helicopter takes off from the scene of a car crash on Indian Head Highway, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, in Accokeek, Md. A car plowed into a crowd that had gathered to watch a drag...   (Associated Press)
Vehicles involved in a car crash on Indian Head Highway are towed away, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, in Accokeek, Md. A car plowed into a crowd that had gathered to watch an illegal street race on a suburban...   (Associated Press)
Shoes and other debris are scattered along a roadway as emergency personnel investigate a car crash on Indian Head Highway, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, in Accokeek, Md. A car plowed into a crowd that had...   (Associated Press)
Emergency personnel investigate a veicle crash on Indian Head Highway, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, in Accokeek, Md. A car plowed into a crowd that had gathered to watch an illegal street race on a suburban...   (Associated Press)
Joseph Courtney walks away from a police officer after looking at a picture of his brother Mark Courtney, among photos of those killed when a car crashed into a street racing crowd on Indian Head Highway,...   (Associated Press)
A police officer. left, comforts a man after he learned his relative was killed in a car crash on Indian Head Highway, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, in Accokeek, Md. A car plowed into a crowd that had gathered...   (Associated Press)
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