Family and friends today paid their respects to Chris Baxter who died when his car crashed into a power pole at Belmont last night.
The 26 year old lost control on a bend in Evans Street, with his car coming to a stop more than 100 metres down the road.
Two other men in the car escaped with non-life threatening injuries.
Police say speed was a factor.
Residents say little could be done to save the driver.
“When police arrived they were actually looking for another body they thought missing – the driver. In actual fact the guy in the back seat was the driver. So he’d been pushed back because of teh force? Yeah the force. The car was just mangled.”
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chris u will always be loved
why are cars manufactured to go faster then the actual speed limits? sensles!!
..R.I.P. Chris,you’ll be sadly missed
The speed limit on that road is 50km/h!
Vehicle manufactures cannot be blamed for people driving cars faster than posted speed limits.
There is no one else to blame but the person behind the wheel of these unfortunate, deadly accidents.
R.I.P. Chris.
R.I.P Baxter, Mate you’ll be sadly missed by everybody, You were a great mate to everybody that knows you… You were to young to go.
I Send my deepest sympathy to Chris’s family and friends… My thoughts are with you through this sad heart felt time…
:'(
RIP Christopher Baxter.
Love you dearly, x
it is of some note that alchol has been removed from this story, which should not have been included in the first story as a autopsy was only done on monday
from good sources alchol was not to blame.
R.I.P chriss baxter. gone but not forgotten. for evah in our hearts . xx
RIP chris, you will be missed by everyone but never forgotten, u were such a good bloke and we will all see u soon brother, until that day, tear it up love ya bro
Such a great guy taken from us so young! Is already terribly missed and always will be. thinking of everyone! xxxx
chris was a dear friend to whoever who knew him and he will deffiantly be missed… rip chris we love yu =[
Baxter, as your journey to the sky has taken you from us all. You’ll be remembered, not forgotten for the life that you lived, people you knew and the Family you loved. love you bro R.I.P. Until we meet again.
RIP Chris..you fool..lucky it was a post and not a car with an innocent family in it..