Racing Driver Dan Croft, 47, Dies of Injuries Received at Long Beach
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Race driver Dan Croft, who crashed in the Trans-Am sedan race April 16, the day before the Toyota Grand of Long Beach, died early Tuesday. He had been in critical condition and unconscious with a severe head injury at St. Mary’s Hospital since the accident.
Croft, 47, of Seal Beach was driving the Long Beach course for the first time. His death is the first fatality in 14 years of professional racing at the downtown circuit.
“We’re very sad,” promoter Chris Pook said. “That’s one of the problems of the business we’re in.”
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