SEATTLE - The King County medical examiner released the names of four USS Abraham Lincoln sailors killed in a violent crash in Seattle Saturday night.

They were identified as Carlos Ivan Garcia-Son, 22, Brian Adam Lane, 26, Anthony Cox, 22 and Clinton Dale Campbell, 24. Their hometowns were not available.

At the site of the accident on Rainier Avenue South and 57th Street, flowers and an American flag mark the location where the four sailors died. 

"Probably one of the most horrible collisions a lot of folks have seen, and this is coming off the heels of a couple really bad ones early in the week," said Sean Whitcomb, spokesman for Seattle Police Department.

Police say the men were driving a convertible BMW at a high speed when it crashed into an electricity pole. The crash toppled the pole and flipped the BMW convertible. The convertible slid on its top for about a block, ejecting three of the four men inside.

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Seattle police say a convertible BMW had hit a power pole in the Rainier Beach neighborhood at high speed before the vehicle flipped, ejecting three of the four passengers inside.

Witnesses said one of the victims was cut in half.

All four died on impact.

Investigators on the scene estimate the car was going 80-100 mph; officers added the driver was out of control. 

"Those witness reports that this car was being driven in a reckless fashion at excessive speeds, passing sometimes in the oncoming traffic lanes, so it was being operated very dangerously and unfortunately the results were tragic," said Whitcomb. "Quite honestly, we're very lucky there weren't any other vehicles involved because it could have been worse."

The accident temporarily knocked out electrical service to about 25,000 residents.

The Everett-based Lincoln had just returned last month from a five-and-a-half months at sea.  A Navy spokesman said the victims' families were being notified. 

KING 5's Tim Robinson and Eric Wilkinson contributed to this report.