Street Race Crash

On February 16, 2008, a crowd of spectators apparently watching a street car race were hit by a vehicle. The driver lost control of his car on Route 210 in Accokeek, Maryland, 20 mile south of Washington, DC at approx. 3:40 a.m. The initial reports state that eight people were killed and at least five others injured. Eyewitnesses told the Associated Press that a crowd of roughly 50 people stood at the side of the road to watch two cars race when a third, trailing vehicle, with no headlights, plowed into the group.

• Topix.net: Street Race Crash
• Google News: Street Race Crash
• NPR.org: NPR: Car Smashes into Drag-Race Crowd, Killing 8 (February 16, 2008)
• BBC News: Seven killed at US drag car race (February 16, 2008)
  • "A white sedan went out of control and ploughed into the crowd of spectators on the roadside, although it was not clear if it was participating in the race, Cpl Copeland said."

• USATODAY.com: 7 killed in apparent illegal drag race in Maryland (February 16, 2008)
  • "Seven people were killed early Saturday in an apparent illegal drag race in Accokeek, Md., about 20 miles from Washington, police said."

• CNN.com: Street-race crash kills 7 in crowd (February 16, 2008)
• NBC Washington: 7 Dead In Street Racing Crash (February 16, 2008)
• ABC Maryland: 7 Killed in Drag Racing Crash (February 16, 2008)