Racing video game found after crash kills Toronto taxi driver
Date: Wednesday, January 25 @ 17:12:17 UTC
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Two teens accused of racing luxury cars on city streets before crashing into a taxi and killing its immigrant driver may have been influenced by a popular video game, police said Wednesday.
A copy of Need for Speed, which allows players to select custom high-end cars and race in crowded urban areas, was found on the front seat of one of the suspect's cars, said Toronto police Det. Paul Lobsinger. "Here we have, in real life, two guys driving high-end cars at a high rate of speed in an urban area," Lobsinger said.
"I don't think it's a giant leap for people to say, 'Wow, how does this go together?' "
The 18-year-old friends were racing a pair of Mercedes Benzes through one of the city's wealthiest neighbourhoods Tuesday night when one slammed into the cab as it made a left turn, investigators allege.
The impact crushed the taxi against a utility pole, killing 46-year-old driver Tahir Khan.
The married father of two young children immigrated to Canada six years ago from Pakistan, said Jim Bell, general manager of Diamond Taxicab Association.
"He was working to... reunite his family in Canada, and lived the Canadian dream," Bell said.
"Right now there's a tremendous sense of loss among our driver community and among our company in general . . . Tahir's dream for him and his family has been ended."
Witnesses reported the cars going 130 to 140 kilometres per hour down the 50 km/h road, Lobsinger said.
The driver of the Mercedes involved in the crash ended up with a few scratches, while the other left the scene, officers said.
Alexander Ryazanov and Wang-Piao Ross are charged with criminal negligence causing death. Ross is also charged with failing to stop after an accident causing death.
They were scheduled to appear in court Wednesday afternoon.
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