Kevin Hart scores a sema cuda

[6bblgt]

  Google maps shows a Sheriff's car parked (speed trap?) right next to the fence the 'cuda crashed thru 

[torredcuda]

Wow glad everybody is ok. Suprise a car with all that raw power didnt have a roll cage unless i didn't see it. That car will be on the copart website.

Roll cages on street cars can be pretty dangerous themselves, if you aren't wearing the five point and a helmet at all times.


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Oh wow didn't know that

Mainly a helmet, unless it is well padded you don`t want a steel pipe right next to your head in a crash.

[Mopsquad]

I've driven that road many times.  Even with a modern scat pack Challenger during daylight, it's a road to be respected. I'm relieved that there were not any fatalities.

[70 Challenger Lover]

Same here...plus a lot of people also don't respect the trouble that kind of horsepower can quickly get you into. Don't know that was the case here but I strongly suspect it was.

[HUSTLESTUFF]

Latest report shows the female driving.

[shadango]

Dude --- I laughed HARD out loud on this one.....

You can bet this car will show up on Graveyard Carz next season.  LOL

[MEK-Dangerous]

You have a car like that, and you let someone else drive it???       

[BIGSHCLUNK]

I made this comment in another thread - High horsepower + low driving skill = disaster

[JS29]

You have a car like that, and you let someone else drive it???       

That was my first thought!

[YellowThumper]

You have a car like that, and you let someone else drive it???       

That was my first thought!

Suspect its value % (before crash) is about 100 bucks in comparison to us working class...
Monetary speaking it is only a night out on the town.

[Brads70]

You have a car like that, and you let someone else drive it???       

No one has driven my car but me. VERY few people whom I would trust with it.

[RUNCHARGER]

In the 70's a popular bumper sticker was "Ban low performance Drivers, not High performance cars". That applies to most of the Hollyweird types.

[700 AKN]

Not much I can say that has not already been said.   Just a crying shame!!

[ec_co]

things might get interesting in CA because of this apparently ...

https://www.powernationtv.com/post/kevin-harts-barracuda-crash-will-be-used-to-shape-future-california-laws

About a week after comedian Kevin Hart wrecked his Hellcat-swapped 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, California officials are using the accident as a platform to change future vehicle legislation. Depending on what the CHP finds could result in new vehicle safety laws.

It's reported that authorities don't suspect any foul play nor what the driver under any influence of alcohol or drugs.

It's common practice to disassemble a car after an accident with a major injury and typically takes around three to four weeks. The vehicle involved is stripped down to determine the cause of the crash before forensic experts evaluate the pieces of evidence uncovered. The end result may be a recommendation by the CHP to the state legislature to require that car companies in the business of customizing and restoring classic cars must install safety harnesses – EVEN IF it strays from the original vehicle. There were no harnesses in Hart's Barracuda. Although it wouldn't have prevented the crash, a harness could have minimized the damage and injuries to Hart and his passengers.

It's being reported that the CHP does, in fact, care if the car wasn't restored properly and has actually pushed legislation over salvaged cars that are unsafely restored. So Hart's crash may push the envelope in getting that legislation pushed through.

At the end of the day, this may change nothing for restored cars in California. However, if the CHP legislation requiring modified classics have safety harnesses things may change for owners and restoration businesses alike.

[RUNCHARGER]

Nothing good ever comes out of California, here we go....