The Associated Press
By Michael Marot
INDIANAPOLIS — The motorcycle racing community mourned the death of a promising 13-year-old rider in a crash at Indianapolis Motor Speedway while defending the youth circuit that allows teens to drive vehicles that can top 120 mph.
Peter Lenz of Vancouver, Wash., fell off his bike during the warmup lap for Sunday’s first race at Indianapolis and was run over by another motorcycle, driven by a 12-year-old. Medical workers immediately placed Lenz in a neck brace, put him on a stretcher and began chest compressions while taking him to a hospital. Several hours later, he was pronounced dead.
The Marion County coroner’s office said Lenz died from blunt force trauma. More details could be released today after an autopsy on the youngest driver or rider ever killed at the 101-year-old speedway.
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