RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (Gray News/TMX) – California authorities say they are investigating a collision at a motocross track over the weekend that took the life of a young girl.
According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, first responders were called last Sunday to the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park at around 10 a.m. regarding a reported crash.
Deputies said they arrived to find good Samaritans performing life-saving measures on an unconscious child, later identified as 9-year-old Brooke Carlton.
She was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Another child was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Both juveniles were riding electric motocross bikes at the track when the collision occurred, the sheriff’s office said
A fundraiser for the Carlton family confirmed her death.
“Yesterday, the good Lord called out dear Brook Lily to heaven after a freak accident at a local motocross track,” a message from the family said. “Our entire family is still trying to understand why our Brookie, but we firmly believe that God needed her and called her home to be with him.”
Representatives for the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park said due to legal obligations they were not available to release any further immediate information. But they did release a statement online.
“We are truly sad. This was such a freak accident and not a time to bash the track but a time to remember this little girl and support her family,” park representatives shared. “We are a community, and we will do our part in supporting the family as well. May you rest in peace, Brooke!”
Brooke reportedly was an ambassador for Go Fast Girls, a motorsports apparel company, with her profile stating that she had just begun racing.
“Hi! My name is Brooke Carlton, and I am 9 years old. I just started racing motocross in the Southern California area and I am gearing up to race BMX too! I love to be out on the track competing with other girls and going fast,” her profile read.
Riverside County authorities said their investigation remains ongoing.
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