CarMax Employee Killed In Test Drive Crash

  • 8 years ago
Forty-three-year-old CarMax employee Warren Smale was killed after the man he accompanied on a test drive, Alex Demetro, 28, crashed the red Corvette they were in into a tree early Tuesday afternoon.

Taking a customer for a test drive is a normal part of a car salesperson’s job, but for one man in Ontario, California, it ended in tragedy.

Forty-three-year-old CarMax employee Warren Smale was killed after the man he accompanied on a test drive, Alex Demetro, 28, crashed the red Corvette they were in into a tree early Tuesday afternoon. (2,1+3,1)(2,8,1)

Several witnesses told KTLA News that the car was traveling at least 70 miles per hour when the collision occurred. 

Smale arrived at an area hospital in critical condition and eventually succumbed to the injuries. 

CarMax has since issued a statement saying, “Today is an incredibly sad day for the CarMax family. Our h

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