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Originally Posted by 1979-930
How many here have been 150mph in a straight line let alone into a turn? Even if the Officer is wrong and it was 110mph; it was in a turn. Maybe it was coming out of a turn? But going 130, 140 or 150mph is surreal and into or out-of any turn at 100mph plus takes serious nerves to keep your foot in it.
IMO; The behavior and wife's story don't add up. Nobody decides one day out of the blue to take a turn at 150mph. I don't believe people have the ability to overcome the fear and head into a corner that fast unless they have built up to it.
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This is to confirm much of the above.
If one Google's the site of the accident, it's easy to see the following: 1) He was traveling west on Wade ave. which is
a long straightaway of approximately 1 mile from a slight curve to the accident site. 2) Wade ave. becomes the on-ramp to I-40 West if one continues straight. 3) The on-ramp from Wade ave. to the East I-40 is the one the victim wanted, it is a 360* loop and the
exit speed is posted 30 mph. The victim used this exit regularly, knew the posted speed and, in fact, the sign is placed at the beginning of the exit. It
appears obvious that if he made any attempt to exit to this ramp at anywhere near the estimated speed, he would immediately leave the roadway and crash into the trees which are straight ahead. This is exactly what happened.
I agree with the above post with regard to things "not adding up." There is no telling how long he was traveling at excessive speed at this point. It could have been sudden acceleration, or not, as there was ample distance before the crash site. The approach to the crash site is straight, enabling a driver to maintain a course for quite a distance should a mechanical problem cause the acceleration. There was no need to try to make the exit turn in a malfunctioning car.
There are a lot of questions to be answered.