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I highly doubt that alcohol was a factor in this. Apparently, from what I can tell, they got in the car immediately after a team thing where they met fans and whatnot. Now, I highly doubt they were drunk while mingling with fans. If that was the case, they'd have been benched, so they wouldn't want to do that. I also doubt they got boozed up on the way to the car. If they got boozed up IN the car, there'd have been bottles and whatnot left in the car what could have been found at the scene. I think that it just is what it is, a complete tragedy caused by a little arrogance in a fast car. When people have fast cars, they get arrogant. It's just a fact of life. It really is a damn shame though. Heatley was such a great player... I doubt that if he ever DOES play again, that he'll ever play at nearly the same level he once did. As for Snyder... well, it's always a shame to see someone die at that kind of age. Snyder seemed to have a lot of potential too. I saw him live against the Islanders everal times, and he worked his ass off constantly. He was always fighting, always straining himself, and it seemed to pay off (as he made the Thrashers undrafted, a rare accomplishment in today's NHL).
Hockey has such a terrible history with car accidents too... Herb Brooks, Steve Chiasson, Tim Horton, Pelle Lindberg, Craig McTavish... I guess it's just the speed inherent in the game that carries over to off-ice activities. But I don't know for sure.
It's really a terrible tragedy.
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