1300 hp mercury comet brake failure crash

How long was he riding the brakes? He could have shut it down and came to a stop while he still had brakes, but no he kept heading for stopped traffic.
He made bad choices, especially after he went into a panic. I personally never driven a 1300 HP car, but I think he could have shifted to low for engine braking, then killed power, then ditched to the right and even honked the horn to alert those up ahead. i am Monday morning Quarterbacking here...you could see on his face he was panicking as soon as he realized he had no brakes.