In New Zealand, a rally sprint crash killed a teen driver and his co-driver.<\/p>\n
Teenager Brooklyn Horan and 35-year-old Tyson Jemmett were the two people who tragically died.<\/p>\n
When Horan and Jemmet\u2019s car crashed into a river at the Arcadia Road Rallysprint in Paparoa, they were racing.<\/p>\n
According to a police investigator, the car went off the gravel road and into a flooded river.<\/p>\n
First responders pronounced both of them dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
MotorSport New Zealand made it official that Horan was behind the wheel of the car when it crashed.<\/p>\n
New Zealanders can\u2019t get a driver\u2019s license until they are 16 years old, but younger drivers can compete in some situations.<\/p>\n
MotorSport New Zealand\u2019s website says that the junior driver program \u201cmeans that people aged 12 to 16 can get a competition license.\u201d<\/p>\n
MotorSport says that young drivers often take part in these kinds of competitions.<\/p>\n
The organization has said, though, that it will be doing a full investigation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe event took place on Arcadia Road in Paparoa which was closed to the public for the duration of the event under the authority of the local Road Controlling Authority,\u201d a statement from MotorSport said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is too early in the investigation to comment on what the main contributing factors to the crash were, however, it does not seem as though the road was in a detrimental or unsafe condition.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur thoughts are with the families and friends of these two competitors and everyone involved with the Arcadia Road Rallysprint,\u201d said Wayne Christie, president of Motorsport New Zealand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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