Local racer dies in crash near Gifford Pinchot State Park: York County Coroner

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Local racer ***** in ****** near Gifford Pinchot State Park: York County Coroner

A local racer ***** Tuesday night after suffering injuries in single-vehicle ****** in northern York County, according to the York County Coroner’s Office.

Kyle Craker, 23, of the 900 block of Siddonsburg Road in Fairview Township ***** at WellSpan York Hospital from blunt force injuries in the ******, a news release states. The manner of ****** is accidental.

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Kyle Craker, left, grew up around BAPS Motor Speedway and won a race there several years ago. He ***** in a single-vehicle ****** Tuesday night in Warrington Township. Ryan Slothower, right, is the owner of the sprint car.

BAPS Motor Speedway posted that the young man had won a Pass Sprint Series race at the race track several years ago. He also had helped his father make improvements at the speedway.

Craker was a “good ****” who grew up around the speedway, general manager Kolten Gouse said. The young man was involved in quarter midget racing and later moved up to a 305 sprint car.

He and his father, George, helped with renovations at the speedway, Gouse said.

Racing is a tight-knit community, and others who have raced with Craker spoke have spoken highly of him, Grouse said. The young man was respectful and “meant a lot to a lot of people.”

“It’s a sad situation,” Grouse said.

Craker was

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The ****** happened just before 7 p.m. in the area of Alpine Road and Boat Mooring 3 Road in Warrington Township, the coroner said in a news release.

Craker reportedly lost control of his vehicle and it hit a tree. He was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle, the coroner’s office said.

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He succumbed to his injuries at the hospital at 8:30 p.m., the release states.

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the ******.

An autopsy will not be done but routine toxicology was taken, the release states.

Check back later as this is a developing story.

This article originally appeared on York Daily Record:

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