SFVISBF driver dies in Crash
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User1 at 03.9.08 - 5:16 pm
Sad day today. A local driver died in a crash in the SFVISBF race held today. I'm sure everyone that participates in this race is really hurting today. My condolences to Michael Garcia's family and friends. I hope the racers will be free to choose the direction they want to go.
(03-09) 16:59 PDT Los Angeles (AP) --
A 22-year-old man died Sunday after the homemade soapbox car he was racing down a street spun out of control and crashed into a parked sports utility vehicle, police said.
Michael Joseph Garcia, a Sun Valley-area resident, was one of 36 contestants riding in the race when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the back of the Lexus SUV, Los Angeles Police Officer Norma Eisenman said.
He sustained serious injuries and was pronounced dead at Tarzana Medical Center, Eisenman said.
The race was held around 7 a.m. on a sloping San Fernando Valley road. Eisenman said soapbox cars could top speeds of 60 mph on the mile-long decline. The street was not closed to traffic but few cars were on the road at the time.
Garcia was racing in an event held by the San Fernando Valley Illegal Soapbox Federation, whose participants build soapbox cars and meet periodically to race, group organizer Paul DeValera said.
The cause of the accident was under investigation.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/03/09/state/n095559D79.DTL&tsp=1
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Just woke up to the news.... Sooo shocked! I am deeply concerned for all who was at the event. God Bless nothing like this has happened in our rides, but we have all seen how our small accidents affects us. God..... lets be safe out there. Condolences to the family.
DeKadenzy03.10.08 - 6:45 am
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