JADE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
INCIDENT REPORT: DATED 12TH FEBRUARY 2015
Another major street-racing incident occurred two days
ago in the industrial area of the city. After talking to witnesses and
examining CCTV footage from the area, we have put together this approximate
timeline of the events that occurred.
At approximately 6:13pm on February 10th 2015, an
orange-and-black Nissan 350Z driven by a man believed to be known street racer
Jason Diaz parked outside an industrial unit in the Bronson Flats industrial
complex. He left his car and began making phone calls, and at 6:15pm, while he
was still on the phone, a red-and-white Audi TT, driven by an unidentified
white male in his mid-20s, parked up alongside him. The driver of the TT exited
his vehicle, and after a brief conversation with Diaz, the two men both began
making phone calls.
Over the next 45 minutes, a number of individuals, some
of whom have been identified as known members of the street-racing scene and
many of whom were driving heavily-modified imports, gathered at the location of
Diaz and the unknown male. These included a female thought to be Diaz'
girlfriend, Tara St. Clair, driving a green-and-white Mazda MX-5, a female who
has since been identified as 23-year-old Morgan Smith, driving a blue Subaru
Impreza, and a known associate of Diaz known only to the JCPD as
"Bouncer", driving a yellow-and-black Ford Mustang. Investigations
into Bouncer's identity are currently ongoing.
At approximately 7:01pm, those gathered at the site began
to prepare for an illegal street race. Witnesses report that the race was to be
three laps of a makeshift street circuit through the Bronson Flats complex. At
around this time, Diaz and St. Clair were seen arguing, reportedly regarding
whether or not St. Clair was to compete in the race. St. Clair was then seen briefly
arguing with the driver of the Audi TT, before Diaz led her away and spoke to
the man himself. The subject of their discussion is not currently known.
By 7:16pm, Diaz, Bouncer, Smith, and the red-and-white Audi
driver had paid their entrance fees and lined up at the start/finish line. St.
Clair stood at the roadside holding a chequered flag, alongside an unidentified
Asian female using her smartphone as a stopwatch. At precisely 7:18pm, St.
Clair waved the chequered flag and the race began.
Early on the first lap, the Audi driver had a minor
collision with Diaz and span, leaving him several seconds behind the other
racers. By the start of the second lap, Bouncer was in the lead, with Smith and
Diaz shortly behind.
At some point during the second lap, as Diaz attempted to
pass Smith on a straightaway, the front-left side of Diaz' car clipped the
right-rear side of Smith's, causing the latter to lose control and spin at an
estimated speed of 120 miles per hour. Smith's car then struck a tree at the
side of the road head-on at approximately 100 miles per hour, before bouncing
back into the road where it was then struck by the Audi, who had braked and
swerved but been unable to avoid it. Smith is thought to have been killed
immediately upon the initial impact with the tree, and was taken to hospital
where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Although the Audi was also damaged
significantly by the impact, the driver reportedly escaped with only minor injuries
and was able to continue the race.
Once it became apparent to those present that Smith had
been killed, the race was swiftly abandoned and most of those gathered had
dispersed by the time the emergency services had arrived. It is thought that
Diaz and Bouncer kept the prize pool for themselves despite the race's
abandonment. Of the witnesses that we spoke to, two believed that Diaz'
collision with Smith had been deliberate, and one also believed that his
collision with the Audi driver had also been deliberate. This is consistent
with several previous reports of races involving Diaz, in which he has resorted
to shockingly dangerous tactics when not in the lead. Sadly, with Diaz' current
whereabouts unknown, and with little or no evidence to prove that the crash was
deliberate, we are unable to obtain a warrant for Diaz' arrest, although he
remains wanted in connection with this and numerous other street racing
incidents over the past eighteen months.
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