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Originally Posted by yorkiefan_  Maybe I'm cold for saying this, but a guy smashing his car into a light pole and killing he and his passenger while speeding? It's known to happen. I don't have any sympathy for someone who dies doing something stupid like that on a city street where he could have lost control and plowed into a mother walking with her kids on the sidewalk or an innocent driver doing the posted speed limit. Lucky for the innocent witness on the road who said he was 30 seconds away from those jerks crashing into and killing him too. No amount of charity work could make up for killing another person. |
I don't think they crashed due to the high speed. Apparently, there was a fluid leak and they think it was a steering fluid leak, so it's assumed that the ability to steer just completely went away, causing them to crash into the tree. I'm sure a higher speed, if they were in one, could contribute to the extent of the crash - but it appears that the impact would've caused an instant explosion of the car either way.
I'm not capable of judging the situation as 'stupid' or not bc I didn't see it nor do I know all the contributing factors, but I do know it's tragic to lose a family member, no matter how they go. For all we know, maybe they were going 30mph. Regardless though, a loss is tragic for those close to them.