What were this kids parents thinking

Some of you may have already read this (click the link to read it on the Des Moines Register Website). I am not trying to make fun of someone's tragic loss, but in this case there is a burning question. What is an 18 year old kid doing driving a Dodge Viper? A kid that age almost certainly does not have the driving ability to drive a car with that much power and speed, and in this case, it got someone killed. What were his parents thinking? If someone really bought there high school junior a Dodge Viper, that is another PFD in my book. And if you are going to be that damn dumb, get the kid some driving lessons so that he won't kill himself or worse yet (as happened in this case) someone else.

Read it here:
http://www.dmregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050314/NEWS08/503140317/1001/NEWS