[Jonty30]

With all due respect to the deceased, they must have been racing, because I cannot think of any car that can suddenly go out of control in the hands of a skilled driver that would turn their car into something that looks like it came from a wrecker’s yard.

[dr_lew]

Here is a Google Street View of the crash site. It matches exactly, in many details, a shot of the flaming wreckage that's out there. Note that I searched on "Rye Canyon Loop", because that was stated to be the site in some news articles. It is very close, but not actually on that street.

Note also the sign for a 15 mph curve ahead, and if you back out of street view you can see the corner. I would suppose the driver was seduced by the sweeping curve and was showing off his acceleration, then got surprised by what amounts to a dead end. Probably was not going hyper-fast, maybe only 60 or 70 mph, but braked too hard and spun out.

[GOP Poet]

a tire may have blown. one of the witnesses heard something before the car crashed. my husband is a racer and races Porsches as well as open wheel racing (formula one style cars). these guys are trained to drive at high speeds. i hate to say it, but for them it is worth the risk. my husband is much more cautious but it gets in their blood. when two men with a need for speed get in a car like that there is bound to be some trouble.

Paul lived part time in Santa Barbara where I live and he was a good man with a loving, caring, giving spirit and heart.