There was a terrible car accident out in front of our place tonight.  Our neighbor came to get us, and we went out where a large crowd had gathered.  Apparently, a car that was driving much, much too fast tried to pass someone on the right while crossing an intersection, even though there was only one lane.  The car lost control and spun around while slamming into the cars parked across the street.  There were four people in the car.  Three of them seemed to sustain only minor injuries, but the person in the passenger seat was apparently killed.  Two parked cars absorbed most of the damage: a big truck that was knocked over the curb, across the sidewalk and through a fence, and our neighbor's smaller white car, which is probably totaled.  Our neighbor's car was knocked forward a couple of car length's and came to rest about 3 feet from our car.  I uploaded some pics to my flickr account.  Some of them are grainy because I had to lighten them up after the fact.

UPDATE: This happened at about 8:00 p.m. tonight.  I just went out there (about midnight), and the street is still blocked off, the cars are still in place, and detectives are investigating the scene.  I asked one of the officers if Jamie was going to have any trouble getting out at 6:00 in the morning to go to work.  He said they'd have it cleaned up in a few hours.  Apparently it is a criminal investigation, because I heard him ask over his radio what the status of "the suspect" was.  I suppose they meant the driver, and that he was in the hospital.

UPDATE: 1:00 a.m.--The street is now clear, and traffic is flowing again.  They towed away the red car and the truck.  The driver of the red car was drunk, and the passenger did not make it.