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Motocross rider fatally injured
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Updated June 11, 12:55 pm
Granite Falls man dies in MX accident
A man from neighboring Caldwell County is dead following a tragic off-road motorcycle racing accident over the weekend.
According to Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman, an emergency call went out Saturday, June 8, about 6:30 p.m. in reference to a motorcycle crash at Daniels Ridge Supercross track in the northeastern part of the county. Alexander County EMS, Alexander Rescue Squad, First Responders, and Alexander County Sheriff's Office responded. When they arrived on the scene, they found that Joshua Daniel Foust, age 28 of Granite Falls, had an accident while racing on the motocross track. He was thrown off the bike and was then struck by another motorcycle.
Foust was transported to Wilkes Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. It was Sheriff Bowman’s understanding that family members were at the motocross track when the incident occurred.
The other racer, who was not named by Bowman, was taken by personal vehicle to a local hospital for treatment of a possible broken collarbone.
This isn’t the first fatal crash at the track. A youth, Dillon Schacht, age 16 of Mooresville, was treated for injuries and later died following a crash there September 9, 2012, according to The Times’ September 12, 2012 issue.
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