Monster Truck Kills Boy; Natural High Monster Jam Truck Suspected

Feld Motor Sports, the promoters of the Monster Jam event, says that still aren't sure what caused the accident.

Where you wrote 'that aren't sure', should say 'they still aren't sure.'

Thanks for covering this story.

Picture taken at Monster Jam in Atlanta, GA

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Good coverage Job, something that should be a headline, but with the Obamarama taking the glory, your story like most will be regaled to UFO sightings section unfortunately.

Certainly a tragic event, trucks doing donuts at high speeds, guess many do not know about centrifugal forces on auto parts. Like they say, its only fun till someone gets killed.

This is horrible, Not only do they pollute and kill the environment, now they kill directly due to lack of safeties.

However I have to admit it is the first time I have heard of such accident at a Monster Truck Show.

its funny that every news report says the truck was doing donuts yet in the video they keep showing over and over shows the truck doing nothing of the sort, it did a wheelie came down on a car and rolled to a stop.... maybe they should check the credibility of the witnessess

I'm from Ontario Canada 26 yr's old and from the first moment I heard about this incident I said to myself "Here come the CRITICS." the damn people that have never even heard of a Monster Truck. (and yet proof positive I come to this site and all some woman can say is "They pollute, and now they kill due to lack of safety.") The only thing I can say to these people is LEARN before you speak on something your not famillar with.

As for the family involved, All I have to say is that the incident was very unfortunate, but you can't hate on the driver of the truck or the USHRA Monster Jam series (i've seen the interview) because if the incident didn't happen to you you would've been back the next year. If the incident happened under different circumstances and your son would have say "caught" the peice of metal, You probably would've had it autographed.

The father went on saying "what if I would've...., or maybe if we we're sitting....." The fact is you sat where your ticket that you purchased told you sit, and you we're at a MOTORSPORTS event, I know your not dumb so having to tell you that something just might go wrong shouldn't apply. No matter how safe you make something someone's always gonna find fault with it. They put safety guards on machines in factories but people still manage to end up dead or at least have some fingers cut off but they don't shut the factories down do they. Shit Happens, sorry for your loss. Move on 'cause you have other children to worry about.

Sorry I missed this story, Jon.

I have been around motorsports my whole life. When I was about 8 yrs old and attending a race at my local dirt track in the late 70's, a tire came off a car, flew to the 15 row of the stands and killed a man that was sitting next to me.

Did it scare me...Yes!

Did it spur concernes about safety issues...Yes!

Did it stop people from attending or even put an end to the evening show?...No!

My point being that people are drawn to dangerous and risky things by nature, there is a natural need for the rush. It is unfortunate everyone thinks that accidents and bad things only happen to other people...until it happens to them!

If you do not bother to think about the fact that there is risk in attending a motorsport event you should not be there. No matter what precautions are taken...concrete walls, 15 foot chain link fence...etc. you must realize the simple fact that "TONS" of racing vehicle traveling anywhere from 80 to 120 mph is not going to be stopped by any standard chain link fence if it goes out of control! Your commuter car will go through a brick wall at 40 mph and so will a loose part of any reasonable weight at those speeds.

We all love our children and wish no harm on them or anyone elses child but the simple fact is we go to theme parks by the millions each year and strap our beloveds into a high speed rollercoasters with only a lap belt and a safety bar that does not even touch your childs body if there is an adult in the car with them. Now how comforting is the the thought of high speed loops and upside down twists.

The Truck accident with the boy was a genuine horror, but people must always keep in mind the risks they take for entertainment on a daily basis. Always be aware, rely your own judgement and do not put so much trust the fact that others say things are totally safe. Think about the possibilities and situations you put yourself and loved ones in, sometimes the rush and enjoyment are not worth the risk even though everyone else is doing it!

May you and yours be safe always!

This was a freak accident, Monster Truck promoters and series have gone through rigorous steps to try to prevent death and personal injury to their drivers, officials, and fans.  Things happen, the same way that thousands of planes fly every day but every once in a while, something goes horribly wrong and one crashes.

This could have easily of happened at a speedway, or even on a highway.

Personally as a fan of monster trucks for over 20 years, the freestyle competition which has been made famous by the Monster Jam tours have really pushed the envelope of these drivers and trucks to see how far they can go with them, it was much better and probably safer when they were more organized and kept to side-by-side racing in open areas as they did in the early to mid 90's...but then again the general public would rather see flips, crashes, and $100k pieces of machinery tear themselves apart in the name of entertainment.