Teen killed, other hurt in VIR crash

By Jason Wolf

Published: August 18, 2008

12:12 update

Toriano Wilson of Bermuda,14, has died of injuries he received Sunday at Virginia International Raceway, according to a spokesman at the University of North Carolina Medical Center. Wilson had an accident on Turn 6 of the first lap, colliding with Luciano Ribodino of Argentina and Garet Tomlinson of Texas.

12:26 a.m.
ALTON — Two 14-year-old riders at Virginia International Raceway were taken by helicopter to area hospitals following a crash during the Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup race on Sunday.

Toriano Wilson, of Bermuda, wiped out on Turn 6 of Lap 1 of the race, causing Luciano Ribodino, of Argentina, and Garet Tomlinson, of Texas, to crash as well.

Tomlinson was not seriously injured, but Wilson was flown to UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Ribodino was transported to Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., according to a joint release by VIR and the American Motorcyclist Association.

No further information on the riders was released by either organization and representatives at both hospitals were unable to release information about the status of the riders.

The race at VIR was the seventh round of the Red Bull series for 13-16-year-olds from North and South America and the Caribbean. It was postponed from Sunday morning until later in the day as a result of the crash.

• Staff writer Denice Thibodeau contributed to this report.