Supra owner tragically killed

[scott5]

I was on my other forum and saw this and decided to post it up on here to remember him and also to show what can happen and why you need to live life to the fullest everyday cause you never know what will happen.. THIS VIDEO IS VERY GRAPHIC WRECK.. it dropped my jaw and heart when i saw it..
http://www.abc15.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=9426@knxv.dayport.com


I guess what makes it hard for me to watch is cause he is just like me and some of all of us, just a car guy who loves his car just on a cruise and the fact that the driver did it on purpose and Alex tried to move out of the way and hit his brakes but the guy tried harder to hit him.. it really makes you think about the things around you and gives you a better sense of life...

RIP Alex...

his roommate over on LS1tech.com wrote a long story about him that i will post up here in a second.

[scott5]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ClnZWx1J71U

Here is another video from a different angle to show that the crash was intentional

Here is a picture

[scott5]

This is his roommate from over on LS1tech that he wrote about when this happened.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris442
First, it's good to see all of the nice thoughts and prayers that have gone out for Alex, coming from people who only share the common interest of cars. I've always thought that there are few if any groups of people that care as much about each other than car people. While we try to one up each other on the street or at the track, when it comes down to it we are all the same at heart.

Alex was my roommate. It's tough for me to really digest that last sentence. It's hard for me to even look at that word, "was." I think everybody that knew him is just in a state of shock. He was just one of the best people you could ever meet, just a totally happy go lucky person. He loved that car. If you look at him in the engine bay, you can see that. I actually was there when we took that picture. My other roommate and I were helping him to put a freshened engine into the car. While Alex didn't have the tons of experience working on cars, he was always willing to dive right in to get the job done. Using his factory manuals, he took a fresh short block and a redone head and put it all together. He basically did all of this by himself; we just helped him get the engine in the car.

When we moved in together, that Supra was surrounded by LSx power, my LS2 GTO and my other roommates LS1 Vette. We were just a house full of car guys. While we liked different types of cars it didn't matter. I think I liked riding in the Supra just as much as he liked riding in my GTO. I guess I just can't really express how much he liked that car. It wasn't the best Supra out there, but it was his. He was always extremely proud of it, and we'd talk all the time about what he wanted to do with the car in the future.

Now it's all gone. It's hard for me to believe or even comprehend that I was talking and laughing with him on Wednesday morning and now I'll never see my friend again. However, I know that my grief for him is absolutely minuscule compared to what his family is going through.

As for the actual crash and events leading up to it, I've seen the video, and immediately after I saw it I knew that the other driver decided he wanted things over. Unfortunately he also decided to take Alex with him. I can't even begin to understand why anyone would want to take another life in that manner.

At the same time, I personally don't believe that we can really blame the cops for what the other man did. They were trying to catch a criminal. Surely, their pursuit wasn't perfect, but very little in life ever is. Like it or not, much of our society is based upon trust, and every day most of us put our lives in other people's hands when we hit the road. The double yellow line is just some paint on the road in reality, we have to trust others with our safety. When put in these terms, it is really remarkable that it is an afterthought to most people. The other driver violated that trust in the worst way possible, and he alone is responsible for what happened. Could others have done things to stop it? Of course. At the end of the day, no one forced him to make the decisions he did; they were his alone.

While there is a part of me that would like to have seen him live to pay for his wrongs, I feel like it is best for Alex's family to just have things over and done with. While I'm not really a religious man, all that Alex's family and friends are left with is faith the things happen for a reason and that Alex and the other driver will be given their rewards in the afterlife. While I could wish for more, that is all I have to hold onto.

To close, mostly I just wanted to tell everybody a little about what a great guy Alex really was. No one who he touched in life ever would have a bad thing to say about him. I think this picture exemplifies his personality and passion for cars just perfectly. You can see the dirt on his hands, and he's just laid back, chillin' and lovin' that Supra.

RIP Alex

[2001GTTT]

thats terrible and as a fellow enthusiast he is in my thoughts and prayers.

[92306gt]

thats messed up:(

[Pure Stock]

That f$ckin' b@stard should of lived and been chopped up with a chain saw.

[mineralrob]

wow!

[PaxtonShelby]

My heart goes out to the family and friends of the poor guy in the Supra.

I have no respect for the messed up people who end their lives at the expense of innocent victims. Like that moron who shot the people in the mall last week. There was a time when this sort of thing happened once in a blue moon. Unfortunately, it happens almost on a daily basis anymore, and it could have been any of us or our families in the oncoming lane. It is sad, twisted, and scary all at the same time.

[White5.0]

wow that is terrible. just shows you that in can happen to anyone at anytime.

[SonofaBish]

Ugh man, that just makes me sick to my stomache...

RIP!

[One Sweet Day]

wow that was really sad. some people are so messed up.

RIP alex

[DRRummel]

What goes though the drivers head... "Damn, they are going to get me. So, I am going to hit another car." I don't get it, but I don't rob banks either.

[INSANELY CRAZY]

thats sucks... prayers go out with the family of the guy in the supra, as for the guy in the other car I HOPE HE GOES STRAIGHT TO HELL!!!!

[94Cobra]

Wow! There is no doubt that was intentional. My prayers go out to the guy in the Supra.

[Silverhatch]

I can fully understand taking yourself out, but don't take anybody with you that doesn't want to go.

[wick]

I saw that on corral today. Horrible!!!

[scott5]

I saw that on corral today. Horrible!!!

Yea it is starting to get more wide spread...

[2001GTTT]

alot of mustang and T/A guys up at Z&M are hearing it too.....hopefully the guys family knows were all pullin for him :)

[scott5]

the supra club is holding a huge cruise for him

[2001GTTT]

thats a good idea.....around arizona im guessing?