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solbrothers
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SELMER, Tennessee (AP) -- A drag-racing vehicle lost control during a parade and spun into a crowd of bystanders Saturday night, killing four adults and injuring up to 15 people, authorities said.
Investigators were trying to determine what caused the car to lose control.
The crash occurred Saturday night during an "exhibition burnout" at the Cars for Kids charity event in Selmer, located about 80 miles east of Memphis, according to a drag-racing organization. A burnout is when a driver spins a car's tires to make them heat up and smoke.
Witness Scott Henley said the vehicle started burning off its tires, then began to fishtail and slammed into a utility pole before spinning around into the audience.
"Bodies were flying into the air when it happened," Selmer Police Chief Neal Burks said.
Tennessee Highway Patrol spokesman Mike Browning said at least eight people were taken to three hospitals. The fatalities were all adults, he said.
The identities of the victims and the driver were not immediately known, nor was the driver's condition.
Browning said the vehicle has been described as a drag-racing car, but he did not have more details about it.
Matthew Brammer, administrator of AMS Pro Modified Series, which sanctions drag races, said late Saturday that the car involved has been driven by drag racer Troy Critchley, of Wylie, Texas, but he did not know if Critchley was driving when the car struck the crowd.
The AMS Pro Modified Series later issued a news release that said the driver was a veteran of more than 20 years in drag racing and had to be taken to the emergency room.
The release said the driver was performing a burnout when road conditions caused the car to lose control, strike the pole and then spin into the crowd.
"The race team is in shock and deeply saddened by this unexpected event. Their hearts and prayers are with the injured people and their families," the release said.
Sheriff's officials and police began to close the festival shortly after the crash. About 40,000 to 60,000 people were expected to attend the weekend event.
Cars for Kids holds several events throughout the nation and raises close to $200,000 annually for charities that help children in need, according to its Web site.
The charity was formed in 1990, two years after founder Larry Price's son, Chad, suffered a severe head injury in a bicycle accident.
Price promised that if his son was saved from lifelong injuries, he would spend the rest of his life raising funds for disabled children, according to the Web site.
Price could not be reached for comment Saturday night.
RIP everyone killed
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El Caballo
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No guardrail ![[Confused]](confused.gif) That sucks
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solbrothers
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WOW. after seeing the video.. WOW
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SmokinLX
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That was more than JUSY a burnout ![[Frown]](frown.gif) .
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solbrothers
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quote:
Originally posted by SmokinLX:
That was more than JUSY a burnout .
yeah, that was just plain stupid.
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Wildfire532FB
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People shouldn't be standing that close to a car that powerful.
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Wildfire532FB
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death toll is up to 6 now
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solbrothers
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Originally posted by Cobra5.0Jeep:
death toll is up to 6 now
. RIP
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Venomized93
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Here is a little longer version:
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9cobrasnake9
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Wow that is really sad. Cant believe they had set up like that. Open road-that much horsepower-no wall. Very sad.
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Wildfire532FB
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That Car show is probably never going to happen again now.
RIP
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