By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
According to Dragzine.com, a 23-year-old drag racer was killed, while another was injured late Thursday evening in a racing accident in Dallas, Texas. Blake Williams was dead on the scene in the two-car accident.
The Burleson, Texas native, who was 23-years-old, was reportedly racing alongside a Ford Mustang at Yello Belly Dragstrip in Grand Prairie. An official cause of death has not been announced yet.
The driver lost control of their vehicle near the finish line, striking Williams’ car and then coming to a stop off the track. Williams struck a tree and, according to the publication, caused an explosion upon impact.
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He was ejected from the vehicle.
“The Mustang slid a little bit and then you see him veer over into the lane of the other car,” Allen Roberson Jr. told Fox 4 News. “You see a cloud of smoke and a quick explosion.”
The Mustang driver is expected to recover. The incident happened at 11:30 pm CST and the track was closed as of daybreak as the authorities did their investigation.
There has been a GoFundMe account that has been established to assist Williams’ girlfriend and his young child. As of this time, there were $5,270 of their $20K goal.
According to Fox4, he has a wife and two young children. They were at the track and witnessed the accident.
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There was also a Facebook Live of the crash, too.
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