ZoriahNZ
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How do we know they were going 100 mph? Is that just a guess from LE or from the witnesses that were in the car in front of them, looking through their rear view mirror? How would anyone know how fast they were going? Doesn’t look like that much damage to the car if they were really going 100 mph. MOO
That's true. Perhaps I'm too stuck on the speed estimate.
Still, as we know from the Hart case, there are now technological ways to know the exact last actions and speed of a car just prior to crash impact - through internal blackbox data. And in that case they were able to discern that the Hart car was accelerating off the cliff, brakes were not applied, no attempt was made to course-correct, and it was going roughly 70 miles per hour.
I don't know if a 2013 Dodge Dart would have this kind of technology on board. Perhaps we will never know exactly what caused the crash. Two young lives were tragically lost, no matter the reason.
I do have some questions about how long it took for the authorities to discover the crash site. However, it's up to the bereaved families involved whether or not to pursue this further (if they have concerns regarding the overall response by LE).