Jan 26, 2009

Promoter killed in Wisconsin monster truck accident

Spectators were horrified as a man walked onto the arena floor and was run over by one of the monster trucks.

The victim was 41-year-old George Eisenhart, Jr., the show's promoter. The driver of the monster truck, a 54-year-old Ohio man, is a 20-year racing veteran. No criminal charges are expected.



The photo above shows the legendary monster truck Bigfoot in action. This truck was not involved in events reported in this posting.

Officials canceled the final monster truck performance scheduled Sunday afternoon. In the midst of tragedy, they said, the show simply could not go on.

It was the second fatality at a monster truck event nine days.

The death in Wisconsin comes just over a week after 6-year-old Sebastian Hizey died at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Wash. He was struck in the head by a Frisbee-sized chunk of metal that tore off a truck

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