{"id":1974014,"date":"2023-07-15T15:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T19:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tragedy-at-us-road-race-fatal-crash-in-wooded-stretch-of-track\/"},"modified":"2023-07-15T15:23:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T19:23:27","slug":"tragedy-at-us-road-race-fatal-crash-in-wooded-stretch-of-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tragedy-at-us-road-race-fatal-crash-in-wooded-stretch-of-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatal crash in wooded stretch of track during US road race. Tragedy strikes."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftragedy-at-us-road-race-fatal-crash-in-wooded-stretch-of-track%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1974014&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tragedy at US Road Race &#8211; Fatal Crash in Wooded Stretch of Track<\/h2>\n<p>A competitor was tragically killed in a devastating crash on the first day of a thrilling rally race through a picturesque forest in western <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-caught-camera-maine-definitely-something\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine<\/a>. The incident was so severe that organizers had no choice but to cancel the event&#8217;s second day.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, Erin Kelly, a 48-year-old woman from Marshall, Virginia, lost her life on Friday when her team&#8217;s car crashed near Lower Richardson Lake during the New England Forest Rally. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tragedy-at-us-road-race-fatal-crash-in-wooded-stretch-of-track\/\" title=\"Fatal crash in wooded stretch of track during US road race. Tragedy strikes.\">exhilarating race takes place<\/a> on rural backroads and logging tracks near Maine&#8217;s border with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-hampshire-prepared-publicly-embarrass-biden-hand-shocking-statewide-defeat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Hampshire<\/a>, offering a challenging and scenic route for participants.<\/p>\n<p>Erin Kelly had been navigating cars part-time as a hobby for the Pullen Away Rally Team since 2015, as stated on her LinkedIn page.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Following Erin Kelly\u2019s tragic passing, New England Forest Rally has been called off<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xiDYlsB2HK\">https:\/\/t.co\/xiDYlsB2HK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DirtFish (@DirtFishRally) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DirtFishRally\/status\/1680193489034788865?\">July 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-rally-driver-ken-block-dies-in-snowmobile-accident-at-age-55\/\" title=\"Ken Block, Pro Rally Driver, Dies in Snowmobile Accident at 55\">rally racing<\/a>, navigators play a crucial role by sitting next to the drivers and reading out course notes, providing vital information about upcoming turns and obstacles.<\/p>\n<p>The team, based in Northwood, New Hampshire, has not yet responded to requests for further information about the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the crash, which can be seen in a photo published by WMTW-TV, showing the wrecked car.<\/p>\n<p>The Oxford County Sheriff&#8217;s Office has not yet provided any comment on the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The American Rally Association, the organization that sanctioned the race, released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanrallyassociation.org\/post\/rally-co-driver-erin-kelly-dies-during-new-england-forest-rally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on Saturday, announcing the cancellation of the rest of the event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The American Rally Association is deeply saddened to announce the death of competitor and champion co-driver Erin Kelly, who passed away on Friday during competition at the New England Forest Rally in upstate Maine,&#8221; the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>The statement also reveals that the incident occurred on the final stage of the competition, just outside Bethel, Maine. Erin Kelly was co-driving with her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-video-leaked-from-obamas-allegedly-scaled-back-60th-birthday-party\/\" title=\"Photos, Video Leaked From Obama\u2019s Allegedly \u2018Scaled Back\u2019 60th Birthday Party\">long-time partner<\/a>, TJ Pullen, at the time. The 47-year-old Kelly and Pullen had rallied together for several years and even won the 2018 ARA East Regional NA4WD championship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our focus right now is on Erin, TJ, and their families,&#8221; said ARA Series Director Preston Osborn.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Erin was an accomplished co-driver and a beloved member of our rally community,&#8221; Osborn added. &#8220;We send our deepest condolences to her family, friends, and our fellow competitors and fans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The tragic crash occurred near Lower Richardson Lake, approximately 35 miles north of Newry, in northwestern Maine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-competitor-dies-maine-road-rally-race-forest\/\">Tragedy at US Road Race &#8211; Fatal Crash in Wooded Stretch of Track<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fatal crash during the New England Forest Rally in western Maine resulted in the cancellation of the event&#8217;s second day. Erin Kelly, a 48-year-old competitor from Marshall, Virginia, lost her life when her team&#8217;s car crashed near Lower Richardson Lake on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":1974015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1974014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1974014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1974015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1974014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1974014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1974014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}