Porsche test engineer killed in autobahn crash
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertibles</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports/GTs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/porsche/" rel="tag">Porsche</a></p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=ayN 21by_w6Hc&refer=germany"> <img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/porsche-logo-911-garage.jpg" alt="" /></a>A Porsche test engineer was killed on the autobahn early Friday morning during a round-the-clock test while at behind the wheel of a next-generation <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/26/spy-shots-2012-porsche-911-in-a-winter-wonderland/">911 Cabriolet prototype</a>. The 25-year veteran tester was part of a three-man driving team that operated in shifts around the clock.<br /><br />While the cause of the accident is not yet known and the victim has not been named, what is understood is that the 51-year-old driver's car slid under the center guardrail around 2:40 am on the A5 autobahn between Frankfurt and Heidelberg.<font class="text14"><span> Porsche spokesman Dirk Erat says that the car was not taking part in a high-speed test, as those are not carried out on public roads. </span></font><em>Thanks to everyone for the tips.<br /><br /></em>[Source: <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=ayN 21by_w6Hc&refer=germany"> Bloomberg</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/13/porsche-test-engineer-killed-in-autobahn-crash/">Porsche test engineer killed in autobahn crash</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/13/porsche-test-engineer-killed-in-autobahn-crash/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1459371/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/13/porsche-test-engineer-killed-in-autobahn-crash/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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