Six Dead After Race Car Plows into Crowd in Tennessee

Six Dead After Race Car Plows into Crowd in Tennessee

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NASHVILLE, June 17 — The death toll increased overnight to six after a race car spun out of control at a children’s charity event in Selmer, Tenn., state highway officials said Sunday.

The car, a modified Corvette, was performing what is known as an exhibition burnout, in which the drivers rev the engine and spin the car’s wheels to create smoke and noise before speeding down the track, according to the company that sanctioned the race event, AMS Pro Modified Series.

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Wow, this is really sad. Most of the victims appear to have been teenagers.

I can't imagine why they wouldn't have barriers between the track and the spectators.

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Why the hell were they doing this on a public street without proper barricades between the spectators and the vehicles.

I know this was a charity event, but killing and injuring that many people is totally inexcusable. Don't they have a track nearby that this event could have been done at. ???