Well-known and wealthy businessman Matthew Lane drives his powerful Cadillac like he owns the road. Some would describe his compulsive driving as maniac. So when Lane's speeding car collides with a power pole, killing him instantly, it's unlikely the incident will be investigated as anything more than a fatal traffic accident.Detective Sergeant Jim McDonald, a 16-year veteran policeman, is on the same road as Lane that day and comes within a coat of paint of joining Lane on the casualty list. As an eyewitness and first on the scene, Jim senses there is something strange about the accident. These suspicions dominate his waking life in ways he doesn't believe possible.His misgivings are futher confirmed with two subsequent accidents. The first involves a victim intoxicated to the point where driving seems impossible. The second takes place right before the detective's eyes. Jim must discover the link between these three events before anyone else loses their life.