Funeral held for teen motorcycle racer killed at Indy
A casket bearing the body of 13-year-old motorcycle racer Peter Lenz is transported after a memorial service at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vancouver on Friday. Lenz was killed when he fell while running warm-up laps in Indianapolis, Ind., last Sunday and was run over by another racer. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Friday, September 3, 2010
Family members cried and hugged each other for support as pallbearers carried the casket of 13-year-old motorcycle racer Peter Lenz after his funeral Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vancouver.
Lenz was killed Sunday when he fell off his motorcycle and was run over by another rider at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a warm-up for a U.S. Grand Prix Racers Union event.
Autopsy results confirmed Lenz died of multiple blunt force trauma. He is the youngest driver or rider to be killed at the 101-year-old speedway.
Lenz earned an "expert" license at age 11 from the American Federation of Motorcyclists. In March 2009, he became the youngest rider to win an AFM race. Lenz had four wins in the Grand Prix series this year.
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