The property owner of the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park has shut the track down following the “freak” summer accident that killed a girl.
LAKE ELSINORE, CA — Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park has permanently closed several months after a 9-year-old girl was killed in an accident on the property.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the closing of LEMX,” the track’s operators wrote on Facebook earlier this week.
They added that the owners of the property had terminated their contract due to a lawsuit over the deadly accident, which occurred in June.
“It was their decision it would be in their best interest to have the track closed. I can’t say I blame them. All in all they have been very good to deal with as has the City of Lake Elsinore,” according to the Facebook post.
“It has been an honor and a pleasure to see you all at the track,” the post concludes.
Brooke Carlton of Vista was pronounced dead on June 2 — the day of the accident — at Wildomar’s Inland Valley Hospital. Her death was recorded 80 minutes after the 10:04 incident at the track located at 20700 Cereal Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Bureau.
According to the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station, which is investigating the fatal crash, Brooke was riding an electric motorbike at the park and was struck by another juvenile who was also riding an off-road motorbike. She was unconscious when first responders arrived at the scene.
The other child involved in the crash was treated at the scene for minor injuries, according to the sheriff’s station.
The Carton started a GoFundMe in June to help the family overcome their grief as they mourned a daughter described as “an absolute sweetheart” and a “total spitfire” with glittering eyes and a toothy smile.
The family has raised $85,310 to date. The donation page can be found here.
“Yesterday the good Lord called our dear Brooke Lily to heaven after a freak accident at a local motocross track,” the family wrote on June 3. “PLEASE lift our family into your thoughts and prayers, and hold your loved ones a little tighter for us as we try to navigate through this sudden hurdle in our lives. We love you always and forever Brooke Lily.”
