ErikStenger
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Young driver caught on video going 160 mph on U.S. 151
Young drivers and fast cars are proving to be a disturbing and sometimes deadly combination on Dane County highways. Three young people died in recent weeks on area roads and city streets, in part because of excessive speed. Andrea Garcia, a 19-year-old Madison woman who was a passenger in a car that lost control on U.S. 51 near McFarland on May 15, died after being thrown from the car.
Michael Castle, an 18-year-old New Glarus man, died early Saturday morning after losing control of his car on Wisconsin 69. A third fatal crash was perhaps the slowest of the three, but still involved a fast-moving car that went out of control. A 14-year-old girl, Dionna Cook, was killed and two other teen girls were critically injured when the 15-year-old unlicensed driver of the stolen car they were in lost control and crashed on the city's east side Friday night.
The most glaring example of high speed on our highways came in April, when a 17-year-old teen pushed the speedometer needle almost up to 160 mph in an Audi S4 while taking a joyride on U.S. 151 near Verona. The unidentified teen had two others in the car; one videotaped the speedometer as it climbed, with the video ending shortly before the car crashed.
Amazingly, no one was injured in the crash.
The video from inside the Audi S4 was posted on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th4pKLjAGGI
Young drivers and fast cars are proving to be a disturbing and sometimes deadly combination on Dane County highways. Three young people died in recent weeks on area roads and city streets, in part because of excessive speed. Andrea Garcia, a 19-year-old Madison woman who was a passenger in a car that lost control on U.S. 51 near McFarland on May 15, died after being thrown from the car.
Michael Castle, an 18-year-old New Glarus man, died early Saturday morning after losing control of his car on Wisconsin 69. A third fatal crash was perhaps the slowest of the three, but still involved a fast-moving car that went out of control. A 14-year-old girl, Dionna Cook, was killed and two other teen girls were critically injured when the 15-year-old unlicensed driver of the stolen car they were in lost control and crashed on the city's east side Friday night.
The most glaring example of high speed on our highways came in April, when a 17-year-old teen pushed the speedometer needle almost up to 160 mph in an Audi S4 while taking a joyride on U.S. 151 near Verona. The unidentified teen had two others in the car; one videotaped the speedometer as it climbed, with the video ending shortly before the car crashed.
Amazingly, no one was injured in the crash.
The video from inside the Audi S4 was posted on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th4pKLjAGGI