Carlsbad Man Dies in Baja 500

by The Editors on June 5, 2007

Chris Lokken, 31, of Carlsbad was a rider in a buggy that had broken down early Sunday morning, according to Sport News. A truck stopped and offered him a ride to the next check point. He jumped in with his helmet on, however, he was reported sitting in the cab behind the front seats with out a seat belt.

The truck was about a mile from the checkpoint when the course went up a steep hill. . . The truck couldn’t make it up. It backed up to make another try but in doing so went over the side, rolling over and over down a 100-yard ravine, Fish said. . . Lokken was thrown from the truck and his helmet came off. He died at the scene of head and internal injuries, Clark said.

Our thoughts are with his friends and family.

[Link: SportingNews.com]

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