[767Jockey]

This isn't an urban legend. I actually happened to a guy who lived a few doors down from me growing up. It happened in the late 70's in a fairly new at the time Pontiac Trans Am. He had put quite a bit of work done on the car, and was street racing at fairly high speed. Accident investigation proved that the chain of events was that while at speed his front u joint failed. The front of the driveshaft fell to the ground and stuck into a joint in the concrete highway. Apparently it stuck just long enough and with just enough force to unload the rear end and put the tail of the car out of control. He hit a phone pole at high speed and died at the age of 19. Every high performance car I have owned since that day had had a driveshaft safety loop. His name was John Schellie (sp?), and it happened on Montauk Highway in Bay Shore, NY. Perhaps there's a report out there somewhere that some of you more internet savvy guys can find. I know that his family sued Pontiac. I don't know what the final disposition of the case was, as the family moved shortly after.