the media will play it up because anything that is over 3.0L or has a turbo is a "high performance vehicle". The point is, dont be a dick on the road, theres a time and a place.
and Steve, i dont think the responses were directed at the sad day part, i think it was the latter that was more shocking. Numerous statements in this thread have included "learn from others mistakes", and sadly this is what we need to take out of this story.