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NASCAR:1 dead, 9 injured in lightning strike at Pocono
SI ^ | 08/05/12 | SI

Posted on 08/05/2012 5:01:45 PM PDT by Doogle

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - Officials at Pocono Raceway say one person is dead and nine are injured after a lightning strike in the parking lot behind the grandstand after a race.

Pocono officials say two people were taken to hospitals in critical condition after Sunday's lightning strike. Track president Brandon Igdalsky confirms that one of them later died at Pocono Medical Center. He provided no details.

Track vice president Bob Pleban says five people were treated at the scene. Three others were hospitalized with moderate or minor injuries.

(Excerpt) Read more at sportsillustrated.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: nascar; pocono
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To: donhunt

Not me. I love NASCAR.


21 posted on 08/05/2012 7:03:24 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: ilovesarah2012
so what...
22 posted on 08/05/2012 7:24:55 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Doogle
yeah, it came down like a cow pizzin on a flat rock...
23 posted on 08/05/2012 7:26:50 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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