Tom
18 January 2009, 03:19 PM
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TACOMA, Wash. - A 6-year-old boy was killed and a man was hurt after they were hit by flying chunks of metal while watching a monster truck rally at the Tacoma Dome on Friday night, officials confirmed.
The Pierce County Medical Examiner identified the boy as Sabastian Hizey of Puyallup.
The gruesome accident happened just after 10 p.m. Friday during the Monster Jam, when an apparent mechanical malfunction in a truck's driveline, under the cab, caused metal fragments to spew out toward the crowd amid a burst of sparks.
Witnesses said the red truck was driving in circles, and a spray of metal pieces came off of the truck and flew over a safety barrier. The pieces knocked the man off of his feet and hit the boy in the head, causing them to bleed and creating a rather gruesome scene.
"It was just a horrendous scene," said witness Gabe Mausten. "It was very disturbing scene."
After the boy was hit, witnesses said a man in shock rose up from his seat and began yelling, "My kid is dead! My kid is dead!" The boy's father was not injured.
The boy and the injured man were treated at the scene and taken to an area hospital by ambulance, fire officials said. The boy later was declared dead by the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office.
Witnesses said after the accident, people began leaving in droves but event organizers continued on with the show.
"It was kind of angering a lot of people that they didn't even stop the show," Mausten said.
Witnesses said some people in the crowd began throwing beer and glass containers at the truck from which the debris was believed to have come.
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Wow, I've been to a lot of these monster truck shows when I was younger and Ive never seen anything like this. My condolences to the family of the boy. The driver of the truck must feel horrible.
TACOMA, Wash. - A 6-year-old boy was killed and a man was hurt after they were hit by flying chunks of metal while watching a monster truck rally at the Tacoma Dome on Friday night, officials confirmed.
The Pierce County Medical Examiner identified the boy as Sabastian Hizey of Puyallup.
The gruesome accident happened just after 10 p.m. Friday during the Monster Jam, when an apparent mechanical malfunction in a truck's driveline, under the cab, caused metal fragments to spew out toward the crowd amid a burst of sparks.
Witnesses said the red truck was driving in circles, and a spray of metal pieces came off of the truck and flew over a safety barrier. The pieces knocked the man off of his feet and hit the boy in the head, causing them to bleed and creating a rather gruesome scene.
"It was just a horrendous scene," said witness Gabe Mausten. "It was very disturbing scene."
After the boy was hit, witnesses said a man in shock rose up from his seat and began yelling, "My kid is dead! My kid is dead!" The boy's father was not injured.
The boy and the injured man were treated at the scene and taken to an area hospital by ambulance, fire officials said. The boy later was declared dead by the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office.
Witnesses said after the accident, people began leaving in droves but event organizers continued on with the show.
"It was kind of angering a lot of people that they didn't even stop the show," Mausten said.
Witnesses said some people in the crowd began throwing beer and glass containers at the truck from which the debris was believed to have come.
[Full Story] (http://www.komonews.com/news/37765479.html)
Wow, I've been to a lot of these monster truck shows when I was younger and Ive never seen anything like this. My condolences to the family of the boy. The driver of the truck must feel horrible.