Really officer....147 mph? RIP...

[KFC911]

Heading out the door, saw this on the local news....out of Raleigh. Exiting a ramp at insane speeds on a 4th of July weekend....total carnage....but the "Porsche" name was on the wreckage. Just stupid and sad....utterly stupid....dayum .

edited: The info I saw on the local news may be inaccurate....imagine that...
I'll try to delete this....can't...

[mreid]

Leave it so we can all tell our wild stories of speeding debauchery and how we came out unscathed.

[masraum]

Here's a version. Apparently, a Dr with 2 young kids. Pretty sad.
Police: Porsche was traveling close to 150mph when it hit tree on Wade Avenue; UNC REX doctor killed | abc11.com

and another
https://www.cbs17.com/news/unc-rex-doctor-killed-in-high-speed-crash-was-a-father-of-2/1274650902

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/nc-doctor-killed-after-being-ejected-when-127k-porsche-hits-tree-at-148-mph/83-569232156

[Baz]

Strouch was a father of two; his son is in the second grade and his daughter is in third.

:-(

[pavulon]

That sounds like a suicide.

[daepp]

An addict doc maybe "Hadn't been himself lately..." RIP Doc.

[wildthing]

Could be a medical issue too... I mean something went wrong while he was in the car, heart attack, seizure, whatever.

[DanielDudley]

Originally Posted by wildthing

Could be a medical issue too... I mean something went wrong while he was in the car, heart attack, seizure, whatever.

Yeah, he had a spasm in his right foot. People don't accidentally hit 150 MPH while having a heart attack.

[kach22i]

From the last link provided.

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/nc-doctor-killed-after-being-ejected-when-127k-porsche-hits-tree-at-148-mph/83-569232156

.................according to the report. He was wearing his seat belt, but the airbag did not deploy, the report showed..........

No other vehicles were involved in the crash and no one else was in the vehicle at the time of the crash. The police report shows that Strouch was not tested for drugs or alcohol and speed was the main contributing factor in the crash.

If any one of the two things listed above is true I'd imagine there being a lawsuit of some kind.

The TV video report in the first link talked of "damages", not sure they they were talking about the railings and trees or just the car as a total loss.

Looks like a boxer engine, from a 911?

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by DanielDudley

Yeah, he had a spasm in his right foot. People don't accidentally hit 150 MPH while having a heart attack.

Almost 40 years ago I was recovering from a very bad cold but decided that I was well enough to make a eight hour drive, about six hours into it on a elevated cloverleaf on the highway at about 55 mph I had some sort of sudden attack.

I fought to keep one hand on the wheel as the other arm could not be lifted and my foot on the gas seemed to be from somebody else. My speed was irregular on wet pavement to say the least.

Oh, and I sank down in the seat like an elephant was on my chest.

It came and went in a matter of moments, and I never figured out what it was. I continued driving like it never happened. However, I was very close to losing it at a very inopportune moment. I don't recall being on any medication, just under stress.

My point is that unless you had a heart attack while behind the wheel of a car or some other sudden episode like I had, one cannot sit in judgment about what happened with the pressure on the gas pedal.

I'm just glad the kids were not in the car.

[pavulon]

Are you saying an airbag or better seatbelts would have made a significant difference in the outcome from a 148mph impact with a tree?

Originally Posted by kach22i

From the last link provided.

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/nc-doctor-killed-after-being-ejected-when-127k-porsche-hits-tree-at-148-mph/83-569232156


If any one of the two things listed above is true I'd imagine there being a lawsuit of some kind.

The TV video report in the first link talked of "damages", not sure they they were talking about the railings and trees or just the car as a total loss.

Looks like a boxer engine, from a 911?

[masraum]

One of the links mentioned a 2016 Porsche worth $127k. I'm going to assume that with the value and the fact that it looks like a flat 6, that's probably a 911 of some sort.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by pavulon

Are you saying an airbag or better seatbelts would have made a significant difference in the outcome from a 148mph impact with a tree?

I think he's saying that a lawyer might argue that and try to sue.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by pavulon

Are you saying an airbag or better seatbelts would have made a significant difference in the outcome from a 148mph impact with a tree?

No, but some lawyer could put reasonable doubt into a jury's mind that only if the airbags deployed he might still be alive.

These cars now have like a half dozen to a dozen airbags now don't they?

Side impact airbags, rollover airbags, and so forth, right?

[widgeon13]

doctor?? must have been a proctologist, had his head up his arse.

[pavulon]

Maybe some ambulance chaser might try but a pretty basic explanation of physics including the energy dissipated and deceleration curve of an impact like that and how people physically come apart in those situations should make it a short trial. Of course, juries are made up of the general population so there’s that issue.

Originally Posted by kach22i

No, but some lawyer could put reasonable doubt into a jury's mind that only if the airbags deployed he might still be alive.

These cars now have like a half dozen to a dozen airbags now don't they?

Side impact airbags, rollover airbags, and so forth, right?

[GothingNC]

Not sure how it happened but he was a member of the local PCA group.

My brother passed by the wreck right after it happened, he did not expect anyone to survive.

[ossiblue]

Originally Posted by kach22i

No, but some lawyer could put reasonable doubt into a jury's mind that only if the airbags deployed he might still be alive.

These cars now have like a half dozen to a dozen airbags now don't they?

Side impact airbags, rollover airbags, and so forth, right?

Yes, any situation can be spun into someone else's responsibility by a lawyer. However, it also states in the linked article that the victim was ejected from the vehicle. Given that fact, no amount of fully functioning air bags would have saved his life.

Of course, that just means the spin will now focus on the construction of the car and the inadequate anchoring of the seat/seat belt, or irresponsible design ala Paul Walker.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by kach22i

I'm just glad the kids were not in the car.

That, and the fact that no one else on the road was caught up in his exuberance. This is just an awful crash. Engine and gearbox separated, bodywork disintegrated, the guy's heart is still beating when they cut him out and drive him off in the ambulance...
This one will be hard psychologically on the folks he left behind...

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by kach22i

My point is that unless you had a heart attack while behind the wheel of a car or some other sudden episode like I had, one cannot sit in judgment about what happened with the pressure on the gas pedal.

Weird things can happen. I'm not going to judge based solely on the news story.
A few years ago I had been driving for about 8 hours straight when I began to feel lightheaded. I had my little chihuahua with me in a dog crate. I got off the highway, got a motel room, and went to sleep on the bed. I woke up about an hour later with my dog still in her crate on the bed next to me. I have no memory whatsoever of anything that happened between the time I started feeling lightheaded and the time I woke up. I don't know what I did or how I got checked into a room.
I went out to the van and found my car keys lying on the ground and the driver's door wide open. Good thing I stopped in a good neighborhood.
The doctor's conclusion was that after sitting so long a blood clot formed in my leg and went to my brain. He told me never to drive more than 2 hours without getting out of the car and walking around for a few minutes.