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Veteran driver Robbie Brewer dies after crash at North Carolina track

Veteran driver Robbie Brewer dies after crash at North Carolina track

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A veteran stock-car driver at a North Carolina short track died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing in a race, officials said. Robbie Brewer’s car struck head-on a wall on the quarter-mile (0.40-kilometer) track at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem and came to a stop near the start-finish line. Track workers peeled …

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Professional Racing Star Dead In ‘Horrible’ Crash At 53

Professional Racing Star Dead In ‘Horrible’ Crash At 53

Professional Racing Star Dead In ‘Horrible’ Crash At 53 originally appeared on The Spun. Tragedy has struck the professional racing world, as a longtime driving star has died in a crash. He was just 53 years old. Advertisement Robbie Brewer, a longtime racing star, had a “medical emergency” during a race on Saturday night. This led to a horrible crash. …

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Racing star dead at 53 after horrific crash: ‘A true man’s man’

Racing star dead at 53 after horrific crash: ‘A true man’s man’

The racing world is praying Sunday after veteran driver Robbie Brewer died following a crash at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina on Saturday night. He was 53. Brewer reportedly had a heart attack inside of his car during a restart in his Sportsman division race on lap 16. His car then accelerated into the turn 4 wall head-on. “The …

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Pilot and lineman who died in Thursday's helicopter crash identified – KSDK

Pilot and lineman who died in Thursday's helicopter crash identified – KSDK

Pilot and lineman who died in Thursday’s helicopter crash identified  KSDK 2 dead after helicopter crashes into Mississippi River barge north of St. Louis  FOX 2 Video shows helicopter crash into barge on Mississippi River  CNN Understanding helicopters used in utility work after deadly crash  KMOV Two Men Identified in Helicopter Crash  RiverBender.com Source link

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Racer Chris Raschke killed in crash attempting land speed record

Racer Chris Raschke killed in crash attempting land speed record

Speed Demon 715 Race organisers at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats have confirmed that a veteran driver died in a 283mph (455km/h) crash while trying to break the land speed record. Driver Chris Raschke lost control of his rocket-shaped vehicle about two miles into the run, according to a statement from the Southern California Timing Association, which runs Speed Week …

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Medical transport plane crash on Navajo Nation kills four

Medical transport plane crash on Navajo Nation kills four

A small medical transport plane crashed and caught fire Tuesday on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, killing four people, the tribe said in a statement. A Beechcraft 300 from the CSI Aviation company left Albuquerque, New Mexico, with four medical personnel on board, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and other agencies. It crashed in the early afternoon near …

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Land-speed driver dies in crash at Bonneville’s fabled salt flats – The Washington Post

Land-speed driver dies in crash at Bonneville’s fabled salt flats  The Washington Post Driver attempting to set a record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats dies after losing control  apnews.com Driver Chris Raschke dies in crash at Speed Week on Bonneville Salt Flats  CNN Racer dies trying to set land speed record at Utah salt flats  NBC News Racers remember Chris Raschke, who died at …

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Tesla withheld data, lied, and misdirected police and plaintiffs to avoid blame in Autopilot crash

Tesla withheld data, lied, and misdirected police and plaintiffs to avoid blame in Autopilot crash

Tesla was caught withholding data, lying about it, and misdirecting authorities in the wrongful death case involving Autopilot that it lost this week. The automaker was undeniably covering up for Autopilot. Last week, a jury found Tesla partially liable for a wrongful death involving a crash on Autopilot. I explained the case in the verdict in this article and video. …

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