CarMax salesman killed in test drive – Video

 

Car Salesman Killed in Crash During Corvette Test DriveA salesman at an Ontario CarMax was killed when a customer test-driving a Corvette smashed into a tree at high speed Tuesday.

The customer, 28-year-old Alex Mark Demetro of Union City, may have been on drugs at the time, police said.

The accident happened at around 12.45pm, when the driver lost control of the car, and slammed into a tree. The vehicle had reached speeds at least of 70mph, witnesses told KTLA 5.

The 43-year-old salesman, who is not being named by police until his relatives have been notified, was taken to hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead. He was said to be from Montclair.