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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 03:14 AM
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CA Any recent fatalities caused by red verts?

http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/pages/N...Y&pageId=3.2.1


Watch the video. :/
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 03:55 AM
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one of the witnesses was named carlos mencia hahaha



looked like it had rolled fenders and was lowered. he either stole it or was a punk kid with money. lets hope it was a theft
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 07:03 AM
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definately shitty that he killed that guy, but for the damage done to that van I would have expected the 7 to be in much worse shape.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 07:11 AM
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yeah sucks for the guy he hit =/ Since this is on the forum though, I'll have to admit sad that such an idiot got a hold of such a nice looking vert. I want that spoiler T_T.

On another note shouldn't this be under non tech?
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 08:27 AM
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What spoiler is that?

Interesting he was repeatedly able to lose the police in an NA vert???
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 10:07 AM
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he either stole it or was a punk kid with money. lets hope it was a theft
The reporter said the driver was a 41 year old man . So I think that rules out the punk kid theory
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 11:25 AM
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The article said the car was not stolen either.

It was probably someone on this forum.

Anyone got any pics of red S4 verts with sport spoilers and those rims? Lets see if we can figure out who it is.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 11:32 AM
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chances are you guys who like that ver tand are looking for a vert 7 check the local impound sales you will find it.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 12:00 PM
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damm it looks like my car but a vert
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 12:33 PM
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i have an extra one of those spoilers

they released the guys name can't the admins check for him
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 12:40 PM
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vids hosted any where else?
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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its a 41 year old hispanic guy, you think he will be on here? Im curious why he fled, well it said he did have a female passanger that got out so maybe it was domestic violence who knows...

too bad they didnt have a helicopter taping it, wanna see how the fc held up in the chase lol This guy had the top down, running from the police in that car musta been one hell of a adrenaline rush lol

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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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Interesting he was repeatedly able to lose the police in an NA vert???
It was an S5, apparently lowered with wheels and tires. I'd say that's more than capable of over 100mph weaving through traffic.

Not that I would know...
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 07:00 PM
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^And who says its n/a? If the cops couldnt keep up on the freeway like the article says than i bet it was a swap.
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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well in cali the cops will back off if they believe the chase is two dangerous on the freeway and over 100mph on the freeway weaving through traffic is dangerous for them. so i bet like the article said they backed off and called in the chopper.
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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cop cars are slow. they have about 500 pounds of computer and meatal cage and a big meatal bumper not to mention the crown vic is a hevy car in its self. so v8 with high conpresion heads and a chiped ecu and no cats. plus 500 pounds = just as fast as a stock crown vic. some hondas(acura) are faster stock
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 10:54 AM
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Can you provide a more direct link? It appears the story you all are referring to has cycled down the list. Tag line would be helpful to find it.
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 12:33 PM
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Maybe you last two posters should check the dates of the thread.
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by drschwinn2002
cop cars are slow. they have about 500 pounds of computer and meatal cage and a big meatal bumper not to mention the crown vic is a hevy car in its self. so v8 with high conpresion heads and a chiped ecu and no cats. plus 500 pounds = just as fast as a stock crown vic. some hondas(acura) are faster stock
Yeah I get in police chases all the time, they never catch me. This one time, I ripped the e brake and turned my car around and flipped off all the cops while driving in reverse, it was awesome.
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 03:08 PM
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This one time, I saw him do it.

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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 05:25 PM
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too bad they didnt have a helicopter taping it, wanna see how the fc held up in the chase loll
You haven't seen the one from Ohio running in broad daylight? I think it was an S4 NA and it led them on a LONG *** chase around on/off ramps and tight turns. It was quite impressive! lol.
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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^Link???
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 07:30 PM
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Sorry I tried finding it on youtube but nothing. If I come across it I'll post it up. It's so funny tho!
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