Drag Radials in the rain?

My buddy had a pair on his 97 viper and got caught in the rain on the freeway. Lost control and crashed, rolled numerous times and wrote the car off. He received some head injuries (he's a tall guy). He claims he wasn't speeding or being stupid and wasn't charged with anything. I use them on my barracuda and think it is a given they are not a rain tire. I would pick number 3 and keep the speeds below 40 mph.