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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:34 PM
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This happened about an hour ago in Laguna Hills, Calif.

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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:43 PM
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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wow this is terrible. The car doesn't even look all that damaged. Usually when I see these vette fatalities the car is almost unrecognizable...
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 01:02 PM
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wow this is terrible. The car doesn't even look all that damaged. Usually when I see these vette fatalities the car is almost unrecognizable...


No seat belt perhaps?

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Sad... These car can get away from un-experienced drivers real quick!
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Originally Posted by Kevin993
wow this is terrible. The car doesn't even look all that damaged. Usually when I see these vette fatalities the car is almost unrecognizable...
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No seat belt perhaps?

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I'm a little puzzled also it didn't look bad and I'm sure the airbag went off but you never know how ones body is being flung around in a crash.
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License plate was “EVIL C5” - was that anybody here?
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Terrible...RIP.
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Sad... These car can get away from un-experienced drivers real quick!
It's not far from my place. There's not a lot of room for error on that street. What a shame
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Sad that it happened but the story says it all - the car was traveling at a high rate of speed.
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That's sad. Apparently, someone who lacked driving skills was allowed to drive a powerful car.
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You hit a pole sideways at speed your head keeps going, breaks glass, and hits the pole too... doesn't take much to kill in that scenario eventhough the car looks intact and teh A-pilar airbag is deployed.
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I'm a little puzzled also it didn't look bad and I'm sure the airbag went off but you never know how ones body is being flung around in a crash.
maybe she hit the drivers side door into the tree/pole. Airbags wont help much that way.
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License plate was “EVIL C5” - was that anybody here?
There are a couple on this list: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...s-updated.html

..but none from Cali.
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