NASCAR's First Street Race Marred By Death Of Chicago Course Contractor
A NASCAR contractor lost his life Friday after reportedly being electrocuted at the Chicago Street Race site.
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A NASCAR contractor lost his life Friday after reportedly being electrocuted at the Chicago Street Race site.
A NASCAR contractor has died after being electrocuted while setting up for the Chicago Street Race
The Cook County Medical Examiner says 53-year-old Duane Tabinski died on Friday.
A NASCAR contractor has died after being electrocuted while setting up for the Chicago Street Race. The Cook County Medical Examiner identified the man who died Friday as 53-year-old Duane Tabinski, the founder of an events company hired to install audio equipment for the race, local station WLS-TV reported. NASCAR said in a statement that a worker had “suffered a fatal medical emergency" on Friday.
Duane Tabinski, 53, was working on NASCAR's Chicago Street Race course in a "padlock" area on Friday, where high-voltage electricity was circulating.