DMZ
04-05-2005, 10:48 AM
This is a story from the San Jose Mercury news, It's always sad to hear about these stories. Take it slow everybody:
Newark student dies after alleged race on freeway
A 20-year-old Newark student who was street racing on I-880 at speeds of more than 100 mph Saturday night has died, according to Alameda County coroner spokesman Dan Apperson.
Ayman Salah Ahmed died about 11 p.m. at Eden Medical Center on Sunday after his two-door Acura rolled over on the interstate north of the Auto Mall Parkway exit in Fremont, officials said. The California Highway Patrol said Ahmed tried switching lanes to avoid traffic and crashed into a 1995 BMW driven by a 36-year-old San Jose man also involved in the race. Both cars ended up smashed against the sound wall, officers said.
Ahmed suffered severe head trauma. A 20-year-old passenger in his car suffered minor injuries, and the San Jose man suffered moderate injuries and was transported to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose.
Street racing -- and subsequent deaths -- are an annual, cyclical problem, especially among young men. But CHP Sgt. Tim Wescott said this appeared to be an ``isolated event,'' noting he hasn't seen a huge uptick in street racing so far this spring.
Newark student dies after alleged race on freeway
A 20-year-old Newark student who was street racing on I-880 at speeds of more than 100 mph Saturday night has died, according to Alameda County coroner spokesman Dan Apperson.
Ayman Salah Ahmed died about 11 p.m. at Eden Medical Center on Sunday after his two-door Acura rolled over on the interstate north of the Auto Mall Parkway exit in Fremont, officials said. The California Highway Patrol said Ahmed tried switching lanes to avoid traffic and crashed into a 1995 BMW driven by a 36-year-old San Jose man also involved in the race. Both cars ended up smashed against the sound wall, officers said.
Ahmed suffered severe head trauma. A 20-year-old passenger in his car suffered minor injuries, and the San Jose man suffered moderate injuries and was transported to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose.
Street racing -- and subsequent deaths -- are an annual, cyclical problem, especially among young men. But CHP Sgt. Tim Wescott said this appeared to be an ``isolated event,'' noting he hasn't seen a huge uptick in street racing so far this spring.