Monday, October 2, 2006

Sad News: Female teen killed in jet car crash at Toronto Motorsport Park

From the Toronto Sun

Ontario teen killed in 480-km/h crash

A teen drag racer died yesterday at the Toronto Motorsport Park track after she hit a wall in her jet-propelled dragster at more than 480 km/h.

Not only was 17-year-old Kendall Hebert's death witnessed by horrified spectators including members of her family, but the event was "carried live on the Internet," OPP spokesman Const. Mark Foster said.

"She was not competing, she was performing for the crowd," Foster said from the park in Cayuga, which is south of Hamilton.

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