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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_1166.aspx

Check this out wow...
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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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"The person behind the wheel of the Corvette Stingray " get your facts right ....
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STINGRAY ! ! !
The engine was at least 300 feet away from the car...DAMN...Looks like the cabin stayed intacted.

I hope they pull through.
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Hope the driver pulls through, but wouldn't want to be him when the police get through with the charges.
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and it happened on Hiway 427
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The article is dated last year. Any news on how the driver is doing now?
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This is the story I wanted to post... But it is a C4 . My GF said it was a vette like mine. Not...



http://www.canada.com/victoriatimesc...f-4e3b8fbc64c7
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The article is dated last year. Any news on how the driver is doing now?
I'm sorry to say but the driver did in fact pass away a short time later in hospital.
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"...Stingray..."

No one said you have to be intelligent to be a reporter.
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"The person behind the wheel of the Corvette Stingray " get your facts right ....
yeah i saw that too
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Originally Posted by Luv My Vette
This is way old. He didn't have on his seat belt and ended up dying a short time later. Probably would have survived if he was wearing his seat belt.

More ironic was that he was going to sell the car because it was too much.
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This is way old.
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god bless 'em. no one deserves to die regardless of ignorance. man that engine was a long ways from the car. goes to show that ls1's put out till the end....
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His name was Myron, and was only 25. I spoke to him just a few hours before this happened, two other vettes were involved.

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I'm sorry to say but the driver did in fact pass away a short time later in hospital.
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Originally Posted by ajg1915
This is way old. He didn't have on his seat belt and ended up dying a short time later. Probably would have survived if he was wearing his seat belt.

More ironic was that he was going to sell the car because it was too much.
street race without a SEATBELT!??!! no wonder he dead
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