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- Phills was traveling behind teammate David Wesley at over 100 mph (160 km/h) when his Porsche spun and crossed into oncoming traffic. It hit another car, which in turn was struck in the rear by a minivan. The drivers of the other two vehicles recovered, while Phills was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Mar 31, 2015 · Phills encountered teammate David Wesley, also driving a Porsche, less than a mile from the Charlotte Coliseum. The two hit speeds that authorities later estimated topped 100 mph, traveling east on West Tyvola Road. Phills lost control of his car on a hilly bend.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Investigators believe Bobby Phills of the Charlotte Hornets was racing with teammate David Wesley at more than 75 mph when Phills lost control of his 1997 Porsche 993 Cabriolet, skidded into oncoming traffic and was killed.
On January 12, 2000, while a member of the Charlotte Hornets, Phills was killed in a car accident in Charlotte, North Carolina. Phills was traveling behind teammate David Wesley at over 100 mph (160 km/h) when his Porsche spun and crossed into oncoming traffic.
Jan 13, 2000 · The three-vehicle crash is under investigation by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, which is looking into whether Phills and his best friend on the Hornets, David Wesley, the...
Jan 13, 2001 · On the morning of Jan. 12, 2000, Wesley, speeding in his own Porsche, made a U-turn after he saw Phills lose control of his vehicle. Seeing him slumped over in the driver's seat, Wesley thought...
Feb 9, 2024 · On that fateful afternoon of January 12, 2000, tragedy struck near the Charlotte Coliseum. Phills, driving his Porsche behind his teammate David Wesley at a high speed of over 100 mph (160 km/h). His car spun out of control and veered into oncoming traffic, colliding with another car.
But Bobby Phills was driving too fast, and so was David Wesley, and Phills' car crashed, and he died instantly. And as if the axle of a wheel suddenly gave way, everyone connected to Bobby Phills fell apart.
