4 hurt at Jacksonville race
06-02-2018 | 04:19 PM
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4 hurt at Jacksonville race
Authorities: 4 injured in Florida crash of power racing boat
The Associated Press
Updated 1 hour agoJACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Authorities say four people have been injured in the crash of a power racing boat during an event in Florida.
Local news outlets report that the crash happened Saturday afternoon on the St. John's River near Jacksonville. The boat was competing in the P1 SuperStock USA Championship
Officials say at least one person was seriously injured. Initial reports are that two boats collided in the race and one overturned.
Names of those injured have not been released. The boats involved in the crash were named "Frank and Al's Pizza" and "Rapid Building Solutions."
The race, in its third day of competition, was shut down after the crash happened.
The Associated Press
Updated 1 hour agoJACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Authorities say four people have been injured in the crash of a power racing boat during an event in Florida.
Local news outlets report that the crash happened Saturday afternoon on the St. John's River near Jacksonville. The boat was competing in the P1 SuperStock USA Championship
Officials say at least one person was seriously injured. Initial reports are that two boats collided in the race and one overturned.
Names of those injured have not been released. The boats involved in the crash were named "Frank and Al's Pizza" and "Rapid Building Solutions."
The race, in its third day of competition, was shut down after the crash happened.
06-02-2018 | 06:13 PM
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The Jax news channel had a video. I'll try to find it. Looked bad.
06-02-2018 | 06:29 PM
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06-03-2018 | 06:28 AM
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So sorry to hear that. The race is only 20 minuets from here and I was going to go but had a conflict. I saw this story this am on jacksonville.com.
4 reported injured in Jacksonville power boat crash - News - The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville, FL
It did look pretty bad in the video.
Update: It looks like Mike S was on the other boat?
https://p1superstock.com/Team-info/Rapid/US/2018/2244
Very sad. It looks like they were a father\son team. That's got to be devastating. Let's hope that the other 3 make it.
4 reported injured in Jacksonville power boat crash - News - The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville, FL
It did look pretty bad in the video.
Update: It looks like Mike S was on the other boat?
https://p1superstock.com/Team-info/Rapid/US/2018/2244
Very sad. It looks like they were a father\son team. That's got to be devastating. Let's hope that the other 3 make it.
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