Friends mourn- HIGH SPEED- car ripped in half- 4 teens dead

Four North Carolina Teens Killed In Car Crash- Memorial Day weekend 2007

Four friends were killed in a high speed wreck that was so forceful it ripped out seat belts and sliced the car in half, police say.

Davidson County, NC -- The wreck occurred early Saturday near Thomasville.

Robert King, 20, of Trinity; Jacob Mayo, 19, of northern Davidson County; John "Chad" Calvert, 18, of Thomasville, and Zachary Main, 18, of Kernersville, died in the wreck.

Police said alcohol was suspected in the wreck and a blood test was being conducted on the driver.

Mayo was driving a 1998 Nissan Altima which ran off both sides of Burton Road, ran a stop sign, hit a wire and then a tree, which cut the car in half, said Highway Patrol Trooper Mickey Mantel. He declined to release an estimate of the speed.

"It's going to put a real damper on this summer and it's going to make a lot of people reconsider what they do. It's going to make a lot of people cautious," says Christopher John, a friend of one of the victims.

The crash was discovered about 8:45 a.m. by a passing driver, who saw a body lying in a field

The crash happened about a hundred yards away from the Hasty Fire Department. Firefighters there say they heard a loud sound around 2 a.m. Saturday.

But it wasn't until a driver passed by around 9 a.m. when they reported the crash. One firefighter says they thought a car went into a ditch and was able to get out.

As of late Saturday, the Highway Patrol said seven people had died in wrecks across the state during the Memorial Day weekend.

Associated Press, WFMY News 2 located in Greensboro, North Carolina- video and text from the WFMY website- wfmynews2.com.

While it is yet to be determined how and if alcohol played a role in the accident and deaths of the four teens from Davidson Couty, Casey Bokhoven was definitely a victim of a drunk driver.
Casey died March 11, 2007. While standing on a sidewalk in Winston-Salem, NC, he was hit and killed by news anchor Tolly Carr.
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[bidefordrfc]

@LightningMAS

Yes because weed greatly enhances your reaction speeds aswell! dumbass!

[tubiecubie]

Just don't drink & drive!!!!!!

[021GNR]

Wow I just came across this video, its hard to believe that its been almost 5 years. Chad was a great friend of mine, and my life is much different without him. To think that I could have been with them is scary, I was with all 4 of them just a few hours before this, and was invited but didnt go. You people on here talk like you knew Chad, that kills me. He probably was one of the funniest people Id ever met, and just a great all around person.

[lawman0060]

parents should have their teens watch this, and all videos like this one.

[gyenn14]

@RUHORNY77 yes dude me too.. i feel like i'm a drifter when i'm drunk.. hahaha

[bidefordrfc]

@Phoenixadj

.....sigh, well my comment was directly related to another persons comment, so read that comment and you will see weed is the issue!

[DoctorBohr]

This lot just cleaned out the gene pool. I say lose the airbags and let the dummies vacate the gene pool of the own accord.

[Phoenixadj]

@bidefordrfc weed is not the issue ;)

[RUHORNY77]

I drive good when i'm drunk.

[SuperSnake330CID]

@Kawasakiforlife7 thats a sacred right , do you drink bottles of it ? NO!! you drink a couple small sips and thats it and wine unlike beer is only like 5-7 % percent alcohol BRO!

[Kawasakiforlife7]

@kamarll1 funny story, it isnt a sin to drink alcohol, it is a sin to drink alcohol to cope, but to just drink, is perfectly fine. dumbass, go to church, you'll drink wine you retard. blood of christ. water into wine. any of these things ringing a bell?

[mariabbb1964]

@Salsuscanis be nice