Drag Race Turns Deadly

ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) - Police in Accokeek, Maryland, say eight
people were killed when a car plowed into a crowd watching an
illegal drag race early this morning.
Authorities say the driver wasn't part of the race, but
accidentally drove into about 50. They the race was taking place on
a divided highway and the crowd had spilled into the road's
northbound lanes as the two racing cars sped off.
One witness says the car did not have its lights on, but police
say they cannot confirm that.
Seven people were pronounced dead at the scene at the eighth
died later in a hospital. Police say a body found in the car that
hit the crowd was one of the spectators and not a passenger as they
had previously assumed.
Accokeek is about 20 miles south of Washington. The road, Route
210, is relatively smooth with long straightaways.