I don't know anybody who has never driven over the speed limit and that's what he was doing. Speeding. As to the red light, the kid was driving in a strange city and probably in a rental car or a car he wasn't familiar with as well. Both of those things are not ideaI. Just to give you a personal example; my wife drives a sporty BMW and I drive a Camry. I hate driving her car because the thing accelerates like a bat out of hell. Before I know it, I'm going much faster than I meant to and have got to consciously slow down. I hate that car.
As to Terrence Clarke, i don't know the circumstances of his accident or what he was thinking/doing etc.... Bottom line either way, he made a stupid mistake and it cost him his life.