Posted on 06/30/2011 7:02:17 PM PDT by skeptoid
The Triumph Stag sports car that ran over a man at Saturday's PrideFest parade had been retrofitted with a Corvette V8 engine, just one of several mechanical factors that may have contributed to driver confusion in the fatal crash, Anchorage police said today.Investigators tested the convertible this morning and found that its brakes worked adequately, police said. The vehicle is safe to drive, traffic Sgt. Justin Doll said.
Doll says that driver error likely caused the accident. The car has mechanical quirks that may have confused the driver, who didn't own the car and only was asked to drive it that morning, he said.
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The reality is - I have ALWAYS looked like an idiot.
"That thread" has nothing to do with it!!
LOL!
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