Local teen dies after Indianapolis Motor Speedway crash | People
VANCOUVER, Wash. - Thirteen-year-old Peter Lenz of Vancouver, Wash., was pronounced dead by the Marion County coroner after sustaining "traumatic injuries" at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana.
The motorcycle racer died Sunday after falling off his bike and being run over by another motorcycle.
The accomplished teenage rider crashed on a warm-up lap before his race. He was struck by a 12-year-old competitor, who was uninjured in the accident.
Medical workers immediately placed Lenz in a neck brace, put him on a stretcher and began chest compressions while taking him to a hospital. The coroner confirmed his death about three hours later.
This is the first death at the speedway since IndyCar driver Tony Renna was killed in October 2003.
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