Harness Drivers Killed

10:55 PM EST HARRINGTON (WBOC/AP)- A harness racing driver was killed Monday when his horse stumbled and fell during the opening race at Harrington Raceway. Crack Autodesk Inventor 2013. Two other drivers were seriously injured in the accident about 5:30 p.m., said Patti Key, chief financial officer for the track.

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Et Si On Parlait Tubes Pdf Reader more. 'A horse fell and other bikes went out of control,' she said. Key identified the dead driver as Harold 'Hal' Belote, 51, a veteran driver from Williamstown, N.J. 'His horse was the one that went down,' she said. Key identified the other drivers as Brandon Givens, 19, of Seaford and Steve Warrington, 54, of Galena, Md. According to a news release posted on the track's Web site, Warrington was flown by helicopter to Christiana Hospital in Newark where he was treated for a fractured left knee and abrasions to his head. Givens was taken to Milford Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for a compound fracture to his right leg. Belote was driving Atenothnbutdscootr past the half-mile mark when his horse fell and apparently caused Givens and Warrington, who were in close proximity, to go down because they were unable to avoid the fallen horse, according to the news release.

According to the Delaware State Police, Belote died at approximately 6:15 p.m. While en route to Milford Memorial Hospital. The remainder of the racing program was cancelled following the accident. Key said it was not clear if Atenothnbutdscootr lost a shoe or something else caused the accident. 'It's just an accident than can happen in this business,' she said. Keith Church, who works at the crash, WBOC it was the worst horse crash he had ever seen.

'When the horse fell it was a pile-up,' said Keith Church, who works at the track. Citroen Xsara Picasso Drivers Window Regulator. 'And unfortunately, that's what happens in racing sometimes.'

All of the horses in the accident, Atenothnbutdscootr, Build A Fire, and High Calibre N seemed to escape serious injury, according to the news release. Belote won 1,986 races in his career, amassing nearly $11 million in purse money. He worked as a trainer as well as a driver. His first career driving win came at Harrington Raceway, in 1977.

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