Michael Hastings: 5 Conspiracy Theories That DIDN'T Pan Out [View all]

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1. Cars don't explode like that. Hastings' car erupted in flames, and neighbors reported hearing an explosion. Some conspiracy theorists suggest this points to a bomb or some other rigging of the vehicle. But there are countless cases each year of vehicles, even modern ones, going up in a ball of fire following high-speed crashes.

Harry B. Ryon of Scottsdale, Arizona, is a former LAPD traffic official who also investigates vehicle collisions. He told us this: "With the engine torn off, the gas lines would rupture, and it would start a fire."

Simple enough. Somehow, however, we think this won't be the last we hear of the conspiracy nation.

http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2013/08/michael_hastings_5_conspiracy_theories.php

Oh well...