I'd wager that if you looked at teen fatalities in cars where the teen is at fault, horsepower plays a part in an outsized number of cases. I'd also bet in cases where a loss of control is involved, rear wheel drive is often a culprit.
when i moved to fairfax county va there was at least one report a week about kids in ricers street racing and one or to cars with kids getting seriously injured or killed and that was in the late 90s. a car is a car... i got more speeding tickets in my 95 geo metro 1.0l then i did in my 74 nova with a built 350. or my 69 ford f250 with a 390.. that was a fast truck and my first vehicle.