Eaton Township, Ohio – Officials have released the name of the driver who was killed Wednesday afternoon as 17-year-old William “Billy” Krakora of Grafton. The name of the passenger has not yet been released.
Krakora and his passenger were killed instantly according to officials after the car struck a tree.
Krakora and his teenage passenger had just left Midview High School. They were eastbound on West Capel Road between Durkee and Avon Belden Road (Rt 83) when their car went off the right side of the road and slammed into a tree. The collision into the tree ripped the car into several pieces – spreading debris throughout the large front yard.
Troopers say the two young men were both wearing their seatbelts and said speed absolutely played a factor in the crash. Although an exact speed has not been determined, witnesses speculate 100-140mph. Some officials have said they believe it could have been in excess of 120mph. On Krakora’s MySpace page he displays photographs of his car as well as others he had hoped to own and drive. He wrote about speed touting his “fastest quarter mile time of 13.98 at 103MPH."
Krakora also wrote about how he messed up his freshman year of High School but vowed that things would be different – “I’m done fook off, trying my hardest now.”
Listed as his favorite things to do, Football, Basketball, riding 4 wheelers and working on his brother’s import race cars. He wrote about his love of cars; “I love to race but I only race my car at the track because street racing is illegal. I drive a 2005 SRT-4.I love my car to death.”
Grief Counselors will be on hand Thursday to assist any student who is struggling with the loss of the two young men.
