Posted on 06/19/2013 1:01:21 PM PDT by knarf
Los Angeles police said they have yet to determine the cause of a fiery solo-car crash in Hollywood that apparently killed award-winning journalist Michael Hastings.
The death of the 33-year-old Hastings was announced by his employer, BuzzFeed, which said he died in a Los Angeles car accident.
But the Los Angeles County coroner's office had yet to determine Wednesday whether a body recovered from a fiery car crash was that of Hastings.
The body was “unrecognizable” and badly charred, police told the Los Angeles Times. The body is identified only as "John Doe 117.”
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
It’s unusual for a car crash to burn. Oh I know it happens in the movies 100% of the time but in real life, it’s not that common.
Now, I know nothing about LA, but I have a hard time believing a car gets that fast and into a telephone pole without ... outside .. assistance.
Last line of his last article:
“Perhaps more information will soon be forthcoming.”
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mhastings/why-democrats-love-to-spy-on-americans
A witness said he was going fast and his car jack-knifed...
Heads up, my antenna is up on this one, wonder what he was working on?
Word is this guy had his sites set on the Clintons.
Saw a big rig tractor burn to the ground this morning.
If you’re an overweight, overstressed guy with a bad ticker, they give you a puff of “instant heart attack.” (Untraceable unless you know the exact compound and test for it immediately.)
If your hobby is skydiving, you have a total malfunction.
If you like fast cars, you wind up wrapped around a tree.
Much easier for American Pravda to ignore, that way.
It’s ...weird.
Particularly in light of his last article.
I grew up near there. The speed limit on Highland Avenue is about 35 miles per avenue. Highland runs through a nice residential area. That guy was driving way too fast.
Is this the Hastings crash?
A witness said he was going fast and his car jack-knifed...
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Was he pulling a trailer????
Could he have GOTTEN to that speed ?
Didn’t look like it to me but that’s what the witness said...
I’ve been trying to figure out exactly what that meant???
This smells a little.
Palm trees are rather springy, aren’t they? He must have hit at JUST the right spot for it to burst into flames.
Yes
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