PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Dade City police are investigating an incident at a motocross track that left an 11-year-old boy dead Sunday.
The incident happened around 10 a.m. at the Dade City Motocross located at 36722 State Road 52 as several riders practiced on dirt bikes.
What You Need To Know
- 11-year-old motocross rider died Sunday after being struck by another bike
- Incident happened around 10 a.m. at the Dade City Motocross located at 36722 State Road 52 as several riders practiced on dirt bikes
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- Crash remains under investigation
According to officials, an 11-year-old male riding an 85cc dirt bike crashed after completing a jump on the track. He received unknown injuries but was able to start picking up his dirt bike to continue on or move off the track.
As he was picking up his bike, another individual jumped the same hill, striking the boy on the upper body as he came back down onto the track.
Medics who were on scene as required by the Dade City Motocross quickly arrived on scene and began an assessment of his injuries.
Pasco County Fire Rescue arrived on scene and requested for the child to be transported via helicopter to a Tampa hospital.
The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office announced later on Sunday that the boy died as a result of the injuries.
No further information has been released. The investigation is ongoing.
The track owner, Randy Yoho, says that they do everything they can to make the sport safe, including having flaggers, a groomed track and medics on site.
He says that safety procedures were followed that day, and that he and his family are torn up over the tragedy.
Yoho says that the section of the track where the child fell is a slow section, with most traveling around 10 miles per hour on that part. He says that the jump has been part of the track for 40 years, and he could not remember a prior incident on that section.
Yoho says that there has been a huge outreach from the motocross community across the country, with many wanting to help support the family.
