BRONSON, Fla. — A veteran flagman at Bronson Speedway died after a racing pickup truck went out of control and hit him.
Paramedics rushed to the scene on Sunday afternoon in Bronson, but 49-year-old Buddy Jack Howell was pronounced dead a short time later at a Gainesville hospital.
Levy County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Scott Tummond told the Gainesville Sun it was a "tragic accident."
Officials say the driver of the pickup truck was racing a small red car he lost control, spun counterclockwise and hit Howell.
Bronson is in Levy County in North Florida.
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