Actor and car enthusiast, Huntington Beach local Deis in car crash today

I won't go near street racing anymore. Learned. Thankfully, not the hard way.

The problem that I've got with it is that road conditions change, even if you're a good driver and you know the territory, one day it could be awesome and later that day, there could be a patch of shattered tempered glass on the ground or trash. When you hit it at 60+ it's hard to correct.

Too many things to hit on the side of the road. Parked cars crush and move. Trees kill. Even if you're not thinking about others.

With that lesson in mind, it's a total drag that he died. While I'm not current on all of the movies, thought parts of them were cheesy, I did quite enjoy the first one.

While it's not justified that his friend was driving harsh, it seems like his personal life was something that we're all familiar with on our own level, being gearheads and all. It's a loss whenever a good person like him goes. Charity events, low key and hotrods. For a hollywood actor, or anyone, that's not a bad rap sheet.

I was sorry to hear this, last night.

RIP.