Marion County deputies said a teenager was injured Saturday night while racing in a time trial.
Deputies said the 15-year-old was severely injured while conducting a time trial at Bubba Raceway Park off of Gainesville Road in Ocala.
Deputies said around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, witnesses said the teen girl was driving a race-ready Nissan Sentra.
It was during the second lap towards the north end of the track when the girl lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a concrete barrier, deputies said.Witnesses said the teenager was unconscious when racetrack workers and others pulled the girl from the smashed vehicle. Soon afterwards, she was rushed to
Ocala Regional Medical Center where the doctors were able to
stabilize her condition, officials said.
Deputies said she was then airlifted to Shands Hospital in Gainesville and her condition was unknown.Witnesses told Marion County Sheriff's Office investigators this was the teenager's first time on the racetrack and she was the only driver on the track at the time of the crash. The teenager's identity is not available at this time. Reported by Click Orlando 7 hours ago.
Deputies said the 15-year-old was severely injured while conducting a time trial at Bubba Raceway Park off of Gainesville Road in Ocala.
Deputies said around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, witnesses said the teen girl was driving a race-ready Nissan Sentra.
It was during the second lap towards the north end of the track when the girl lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a concrete barrier, deputies said.Witnesses said the teenager was unconscious when racetrack workers and others pulled the girl from the smashed vehicle. Soon afterwards, she was rushed to
Ocala Regional Medical Center where the doctors were able to
stabilize her condition, officials said.
Deputies said she was then airlifted to Shands Hospital in Gainesville and her condition was unknown.Witnesses told Marion County Sheriff's Office investigators this was the teenager's first time on the racetrack and she was the only driver on the track at the time of the crash. The teenager's identity is not available at this time. Reported by Click Orlando 7 hours ago.