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The press really fouled up this report. This is apparently the correct version:

ACCOKEEK, Md. - A car plowed into a crowd that had gathered to watch a drag race on a suburban road early Saturday, killing eight people and injuring at least five, police said.

Police said the white sedan was not involved in the street race but accidentally drove into the crowd of about 50 people that had spilled onto the highway to watch two racing cars speed off.

Yet on the same web page, the related video is titled "seven killed when street racer plows into crowd."

Of course, this doesn't reduce the tragedy. It just shows that the media could screw up a bread sandwich.

So, how fast could the white car have been going to cause this much damage by hitting people? From the photos, it looks like rescue personnel removed the doors from the car. They're intact in some pictures.