after an hour or so of relative calm, they were pushing reporters back another block further up, through there was a moment when i saw two officers running towards their vehicle. one had an assault-style rifle in his hand, jumped in the car and sped off, actually kind of fishtailing around the corner, that s how fast they were going, followed by another car and another car and another car. and it was right before or as the shoot-out and standoff was unfolding a few miles away. so, certainly, what had been a sad and a dramatic day continues to be dramatic and sad. now, i also spoke with a few people who had loved ones inside the center at the time of the shooting. and to kind of piggyback on the idea of just how frightening this ordeal has been and how terrify i terrifyi terrifying it has been, to have these suspects still on the loose and these people weren t getting much information from
the yellow car the 69 camaro and david hugo was the driver of the lumina in the right lane. the drivers get the green light and the race starts as it is supposed to. when the cars took off down the track, everything looked so smooth. kind of a relaxed run. both cars lobbed side to side. no unnecessary fishtailing and no stupid moves at all at that point in time. everything looked as it was going as normal for a drag racing. galen has been a friend and come p competitor of both drivers for years. having raced against them several times. he has great respect for their skills. tommy haas been racing since 69. he was a true racer. if the tracks were opened and there was something going on, he was there. david hugo was also a very professional driver. a very smooth driver. they had a team that would do anything for you. as far as i know, tommy adams nor david hugo has ever, ever had an accident up until that day. both drivers flawless track records are about to take a
april 9th, 2008, turned out to be a very bad day for these three individuals. with the suspects in custody, authorities put the day s dramatic events in perspective. no injuries to the suspects. no injuries to officers. and no injuries to any citizen that may have been around that incident. okay, look it, he s fishtailing. here you go. fishtailing. he s going to wreck. we were very, very fortunate that nobody got hurt, that mower didn t fly off of the bridge onto that busy interstate. the three men are charged with numerous crimes, including robbery with a dangerous weapon. i did testify against the three individuals and ultimately, they were all sentenced to prison time. mr. staples, who was the leader of this group, got 12 years, six months active. and the other two individuals, mr. gaines and mr. hines received eight years, six months. these high-speed hazards should serve as a warning to anyone on the road. when a car passes you at a high rate of speed driving
the track. couldn t ask for nicer weather. mid-70s, clear day, perfect day for racing. tommy adams was the driver of the yellow car and david hugo was the driver of the lumina in the right lane. the drivers get the green light and the race starts as it is supposed to. when the cars took off down the track, everything looked so smooth. both cars left side by side. understand no unnecessary fishtailing and no stupid moves at all at that point in time. everything looked as it was going as normal for a drag racing. a friend and competitor of both drivers for years. having raced against them several times. he has great respect for their skills. tommy has been racing since 69. he was a true racer. if the tracks were opened and there was something going on, he was there. david hugo was a smooth driver. they had a team that would do anything for you.
drivers tear up the track. couldn t ask for nicer weather. mid-70s, clear day, perfect day for racing. tommy adams was the driver of 2 yellow car, the 69 and david hugo was the driver of the lumina in the right lane. the drivers get the green light and the race starts as it is supposed to. when the cars took off down the track, everything looked so smooth. kind of a relaxed run. both cars lobbed side to side, no unnecessary fishtailing and no stupid moves at all at that point in time. everything looked as it was going as normal for a drag race. a friend and competitor of both drivers for years. having raced against them several times. he has great respect for their skills. tommy haas been racing since 69. he was a true racer. if the tracks were opened and there was something going on, he was there. david hugo was a smooth driver. they had a team that would do anything for you. as far as i know, tommy adams