packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Does this make her a mass murderer?
Does this make her a mass murderer?
Of course. Unless there are extenuating circumstances....
Wonders if she was driving a second generation equinox, which will soon be under recall for an issue with the cruise control.
Recently there were a couple of incidents where the driver tried to disengage the cruise control by tapping the brake pedal, instead of slowing down the cars sped up. Drivers had to disengage it using the steering wheel control button. I learned about this in the 2nd Gen Equinox group, the CC on my Nox is a little on the squirrely side so I refuse to use it.
Pic and videos at the link, video of the crash.
Horrific moment LA driver speeds through red light killing six
Six people including an infant, a pregnant woman and her unborn child have been killed in Los Angeles after a car ran a red light and smashed into oncoming traffic.www.dailymail.co.uk
Horrific moment LA driver speeds through red light and slams into five cars
Harriet Alexander
8-10 minutes
This is the horrific moment a Los Angeles driver speeds through a red light before slamming into five cars at an intersection, killing six, including an infant and a pregnant woman.
The black Mercedes races past a gas station then smashes into the side of a traffic jam, causing a flaming inferno in the Windsor Hills district. It sends the vehicles screeching across the street before finally coming to a stop in a mangled wreck just feet away from rows of highly flammable pumps.
The gut-wrenching pile up, between South La Brea Avenue and Slauson Avenue, killed the pregnant woman, her unborn child and the three-year-old.
Meanwhile, seven people have been left fighting for their lives with horrendous injuries following the devastating smash at 1:40 p.m.
Moment car BURSTS into flames after colliding at LA intersection
Graphic shows the direction the SUV was going in along South La Brea Avenue when it ran the red light and caused the horrendous crash
The shocking footage, taken from a gas station overlooking the scene, starts as the Mercedes coupe races past the pumps at blistering pace.
I'm pretty sure she was driving a fairly new Mercedes. To your earlier point, I'd agree. The only exception I can see would be some sort of medical emergency like a seizure or heart attack or a malfunction with her car. I'm still curious about someone reporting she had her cell phone out the window. If true, why?
It just goes to show how things can change in a fleeting second and every minute we have here is precious. May God comfort those involved and their loved ones.
"In typical SoCal fashion, no one gets out of their vehicle to render aid. Instead, they are likely irritated at the inconvenience of having to drive around the cars and debris. SMH In the videos, I see one person at the gas station running towards the vehicles."I would have gone to see what I could to do help, if nothing more than comfort someone. Iv'e done it before and I'll do it again. For the record, I'm a CA resident. I know we are not all liberal, gay, freaks, whatever. But I do live in the LA/OC area and I know how self centered people here can be. Can you say the same or did you just wake up in a bad mood today? Maybe you're just like that. Are you implying that since you don't have fire defeating skills, you'd have just driven off? Not all the vehicles involved were on fire. Have some compassion for your fellow man. You don't have to be and EMT to see if there is something you can do.
In all the first aid classes I have taken they stress to not become a new victim. Assess the scene. The helpers are the ones who turned the emergency gas shut off, who used hand held fire extinguishers and rendered what aid they could. There are self centered folks everywhere and folks who help when they can.I would have gone to see what I could to do help, if nothing more than comfort someone. Iv'e done it before and I'll do it again. For the record, I'm a CA resident. I know we are not all liberal, gay, freaks, whatever. But I do live in the LA/OC area and I know how self centered people here can be. Can you say the same or did you just wake up in a bad mood today? Maybe you're just like that. Are you implying that since you don't have fire defeating skills, you'd have just driven off? Not all the vehicles involved were on fire. Have some compassion for your fellow man. You don't have to be and EMT to see if there is something you can do.
jim stone seems to think it was a remote control takeover of the car.
He thought she was waving her hand for cars to get out of the way, but who knows.
Hard to tell when they are just a blur.
Will be interesting to hear her explanation.
Others reacted to the crash on social media. One woman said it happened in front of her, and that the Mercedes was moving so fast that the accident looked like an explosion rather than a collision:Investigators believe the female driver of a Mercedes was traveling at more than 100 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone when she plowed into cars at the intersection of South La Brea and Slauson avenues around 1:40 p.m., killing six people and injuring eight others.
Among those killed: a pregnant woman, her unborn child, and her infant.
California Highway Patrol said the driver, who survived, is facing multiple charges.
you must remember a psychopath has no consequences!For Me the most frustrating thing about working in EMS was the obscene amount of calls that never had to happen.
This is a prime example. This horrific destruction NEVER had to happen!
Now lives are changed forever. For what? Nothing.
they will probably ban cars
Could be a vaxxident. I was just today talking to the guys in my crew about how crazy it's getting on the roads these days. I'm regularly dodging accidents from people doing insane things behind the wheel. Some mistakes are understandable. Like making a lane change without knowing that someone was in the other lane but in that spot not quite easily seen in your mirrors. That's not what I'm talking about. I'm seeing a strange increase in people doing batshit crazy stuff that force you to do a batman manuever and holler WTF?
Yes exactly. And it's becoming routine.More and more people are doing things that defy logic.
Like, making turns right in front of oncoming traffic, missing other cars by milliseconds.
People don't want to get drug into court.Well there were definitely a few drivers there who left the scene of a major accident that they witnessed.
The average IQ in the U.S. is declining at a rate of at least 2 points every decade. Throw in lower median English capability, and ignoring road signs/laws is going to increase, often with extreme negative consequences.More and more people are doing things that defy logic.
Like, making turns right in front of oncoming traffic, missing other cars by milliseconds.
GTR
Nicole L. Linton
Freshly raging, angry drunk drivers are often pedal to the floor.That makes no sense at all?
I still wonder if the driver was suicidal? That may explain some things.
One reason I say that is because someone who is seriously liquored up tends to drive slow, with a few exceptions.