233 replies to this topic

[182ian]

RIP!!

[freak_in_cage]

RIP chris i will be keeping an eye on this story- would like to know exactly why he was being chased

[Tfp]

Awfull news Thoughts go out to all involved.

[vocky]

it's sad to hear of a fellow owner dying in one of our cars it's also sad to hear of his passengers injuries until the details are released it's difficult to understand why it happened, I'm sure many others are wondering why too

[MaDFreeBiRD]

Wow this is such bad news, i met Chris at the L2B and he seemed like a decent chap, my thoughts go out to his friends, family and all that are concerned.

[MEAGY]

RIP. Hope the passenger pulls through & my thoughts are with all the relatives & friends.

[jasvxt]

Butterflies in the stomach for sure, no matter the circumstances ( that we don't even know of yet), no one deserves to die What are we suggesting here ? The death penalty for car thieves, (as much as I hate them ) lets keep things real eh I'm really sorry for all concerned, and hope the young lady pulls through J

[davep24]

Very sad news, and hope the passenger pulls through. However there is a lot of wild speculation going on here, the BBC report does not mention that he failed to stop for the police or that they were pursuing him, it just says that he was being followed by a marked car until we know what happened, please just pay your respects and pass on your condolences Dave

[Yellow_or_black?]

I typed exactly what you said, but deleted it after reading the second link which does say the car was being pursued in a chase

We don't have the full details though...But anyway, that's not the most important thing here

Edited by Yellow_or_black?, 03 August 2008 - 03:06 PM.

[drpau]

23! that is shocking . Hope the girl pulls through.

[Dave E]

Totally shocked. My thoughts goes to the young girl and families involved. Rest in piece Chris.

[jasvxt]

Thames Valley Police

[CocoPops]

The female front seat passenger of the vehicle

See that makes the articles look amateurish... there is no rear seat.

I hope to see that the truth comes out....

Edited by CocoPops, 03 August 2008 - 03:36 PM.

[EdButler]

My condolences to all those directly involved and their families. Goodness knows what really happened, maybe the copper wasnt giving it the 'blues and twos' and the VX driver was just showing off/road racing without knowing there was indeed a police persuit going on. Either way, people make mistakes and it is a terrible shame that this was the outcome. Rest in peace

[Muncher]

RIP Please bear in mind when the term "persued" is mentioned it does not necessarily mean it failed to stop. It could well mean the police were not seen by the driver. It could also be the case that the police vehicle was persuing the VX because it could not keep up with it. For instance, you're on a spirited drive, you pass a police vehicle emerging from a sliproad or elsewhere, but you're unaware of it, you carry on driving as normal, the police vehicle unless it is something special is not going to keep up, or indeed gain on it. With the noise and poor rear view vision of a VXT it's quite possible you're not going to see a police car in the rear view mirror which may well be a fair distance away and falling further behind. Don't jump to conclusions...

[n1k_ns]

My condolences to all those directly involved and their families.

Goodness knows what really happened, maybe the copper wasnt giving it the 'blues and twos' and the VX driver was just showing off/road racing without knowing there was indeed a police persuit going on. Either way, people make mistakes and it is a terrible shame that this was the outcome. Rest in peace

Thats what i thought too

RIP Chris

[The Batman]

Hope your in a better place now mate. condolences to the friends and family and hopes the girl pulls through. Such a shame and if he was anything like me then i wouldnt want people getting sad about it just raise your drinks to him and go for a drive! thats how i would of wanted it!

[Rallyman]

RIP I know the facts are not yet known, but could be that one of the other cars mentioned pulled out in front of him!

Edited by Rallyman, 03 August 2008 - 04:25 PM.

[casino]

RIP. Very sorry to read this. Sympathy to the famalies involved.

[n1k_ns]

is this the guy?

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