V8 transaxle! Much more stability at high speeds. Same company though, I'm guessing.
Posted on 07/19/2023 1:11:41 PM PDT by Morgana
A doorbell camera captured the moment a motorist's car literally flew into an occupied home while speeding down a residential street - killing the elderly driver instantly and narrowly missing a three-year-old child inside the home.
The fatal crash happened in St. Louis, Missouri, Tuesday, and left a literal hole in the occupied home on Kingston Drive.
Veronica Schoettle, said her three-year-old nephew was on a bed near that wall when the car struck the home at frightening speeds that appeared to be around 100mph, and even pushed the bed along with the child several feet, NBC 4 reported.
Schoettle, who rents the home, said three other people were inside at the time, and that her nephew was uninjured.
As for the driver, police have yet to release a name, but confirmed in a statement to DailyMail.com she had been 'an adult female of 73 years of age.'
She was pronounced dead at the scene, shortly before a preliminary investigation found the vehicle had been driving well over the road's 40mph speed limit.
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“Seriously, how in the world could a car even get up to that speed in a neighborhood without hitting something?”
BINGO! A common sense comment. I fully agree. Unless there was a quarter mile of straight unrestricted roadway, then that 73 yo probably never got to that speed. I’m guessing this is an estimate, a poor one at that.
Regardless, it’s a sad outcome for the driver and it great there were no other deaths. This could have been a doozy if the car struck a home cluttered with party goers or a kids nursery.
V8 transaxle! Much more stability at high speeds. Same company though, I'm guessing.
“For sale: Used car, only driven by 73 year old grandmother”
Only one landing cycle.
I try not to drive faster than my age!
I’ve been 125mph one time. One. Time. Interstate many years ago.
“I try not to drive faster than my age!”
You must have really dazzled the girls in High School when you got your license. ;>)
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