A man allegedly traveling at more than 100 miles per hour in a Lamborghini on the 15 Freeway near Fallbrook was in the hospital Sunday following a crash that set the car on fire and burned him.
The crash was reported about 11:15 p.m. on the northbound Interstate 15, just north of Fallbrook and about 15 miles south of Temecula, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The driver, a 35-year-old San Marcos resident, may have been drinking before the crash, CHP officials said.
He suffered major injuries -- including burns to his face -- and was airlifted to a San Diego burn center, CHP Officer Jim Bettencourt said.
The 2008 sports car drifted from the right lane across the freeway and into the center median, Bettencourt said; the vehicle was split in half and caught fire.
The crash was under investigation.
100mph is not considered fast through there, everyone is flying past us grannies at least 10-20mph over the speed limit. :/
I drove to SD yesterday with my cruise contrl set @75 and I was getting pasted by eveyone even some guy in a pickup truck towing a giant toy hauler.
Very fortunate other drivers were not hurt.
Cant wait to find out what his level was if he was drinking. I ask TVOR, because if he is an alcoholic he has to realize he is one first, then make the move to stop drinking. Before he will learn his lesson and not drink and drive. Now if he hasnt come to that point, and he is or isnt a alcoholic, he wont stop, even if he was burned. Just seems the more people I know don't change anything, or learn a lesson, no matter what they have done because of booze until they are ready. Booze is an even huge problem for those that do not drink much, and then drive. and DRG, we dont know if that 8 yr old car has been properly maintenanced which you know is constant to keep it balanced and fine tuned, especially the steering. Every little bump on that low profile knocks out the alignment daily. They are seriously a monthly alignment car, brakes, bushings, all that steering stuff, that low, that heavy in the front. Could be a combo of booze, and some car issues, or debris which doesnt take much for a car that low to send the driver into a panic, like a pebble at Laguna Seca.
Its a miracle you were able to get this man away from the burning car safely and you are commended for that. Even though at the same time you put yourself at risk trying to save his alsdjflsjdflskdjfljds ass. As far as him being in one piece, they always say that about a drunk driver because they are so relaxed they are like gumby and just flop around, and nothing gets broken or hurt. Out of all the people flying past me in all my years, thinking oh God he is going to eat it up the road or be pulled over there has been only one time it actually happened. Motorcycle probably in the 125 range, next 10 miles up or so, had laid it down for some reason slid and cut off foot above his ankle with the boot on. :/ Its something you will never forget and relive it next time someone else speeds past you like that Eleanor.