Crash kills 4 at drag-racing event
From Times Wire Reports
A drag-racing vehicle lost control during a parade and spun into a crowd of bystanders, killing four adults and injuring up to 15 people, authorities said.
Investigators were trying to determine what caused the car to careen into the crowd at the nighttime Cars for Kids charity event in Selmer, about 80 miles east of Memphis.
Scott Henley of Selmer said the car started burning off its tires, then began to fishtail and slammed into a light pole before spinning around into the audience.
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