Street-racing crash leave one critical
Posted Sep 4, 2010 7:20 am.
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Police say street racing is a problem in Calgary and, last night, it sent a 19-year-old man to hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries.
Two cars were racing in the northwest at around 11:30 p.m. when one of them smashed into a sign post near Crowchild Trail and Memorial Drive.
The driver of other car didn’t stop to help but, instead, took off and now police are trying to track him down.
Duty Inspector Terry Larson tells 660News they’d like to speak with the occupants of that other car to determine exactly what happened.
He says all police know so far is that the car was red.
One of the passengers in the car that crashed was rushed to Foothills hospital with critical injuries. Two other passengers, and the driver, suffered minor injuries.
Police believe alcohol, and obviously speed, were factors in the crash.
Larson says street racing is a big concern because it puts innocent drivers at risk as well.
