Mother-of-two is killed in horror demolition derby accident

Mother-of-two is killed and seven others are injured in horror demolition derby smash after a car plows through barriers and into spectators

  • A demolition derby vehicle veered out of control and plowed into spectators 
  • One woman was killed and seven others were injured in the tragic Montana crash
  • DaryLynne Day, a 36-year-old mother-of-two, was named as the victim
  • ‘The driver had no control of his vehicle in those final moments,’ Powell County Sheriff Gavin Roselles said Monday. ‘He was unable to take any evasive action’ 
  • Demolition derbies have been a staple at American racetracks and county fairs since at least the Second World War — and remains popular in parts of America

A mother-of-two was killed and at least seven others were injured after a demolition derby car smashed through a barrier and into spectators in Montana. 

DaryLynne Day, a 36-year-old emergency medical technician from Powell County, Montana, died when one of the derby drivers accelerated out of control following a ‘mechanical problem’, authorities have said.

Among the seven others injured was a one-year-old child who remains in hospital in a stable condition. 

‘The driver had no control of his vehicle in those final moments,’ Powell County Sheriff Gavin Roselles said Monday. ‘He was unable to take any evasive action.’

DaryLynne Day, a 36-year-old emergency medical technician from Powell County, Montana, died when one of the derby drivers accelerated out of control following a 'mechanical problem', authorities have said

Tragedy: DaryLynne Day, a 36-year-old emergency medical technician from Montana, died when one of the derby drivers accelerated out of control following a ‘mechanical problem’, authorities have said

Chase Davis, 23, was at the Powell County Fairgrounds with friends when he filmed the fatal crash.

‘It sounded like the guy instantly revved up and he couldn’t stop or steer or anything,’ Davis told the Montana Standard. 

‘[The car] went straight into the crowd. You could hear the people get hit and then it hit a truck next to them and it was loud. It was pure pandemonium.’

Several cars were still competing at the Tri-County Fair when one car collided with another. The driver ‘came out of the turn he was unable to control the vehicle in any way,’ Roselles said Monday. ‘He ended up going over the top of the fence.’

‘It was sad and scary,’ Victoria Lopez told AP. She and other witnesses said there are usually logs all around the arena at the Powell County Fairgrounds, but this year there wasn’t one in the spot where the cars entered the arena.

Several cars were still competing at the Tri-County Fair when one car collided with another. The driver 'came out of the turn he was unable to control the vehicle in any way,' Roselles said Monday. 'He ended up going over the top of the fence'

Several cars were still competing at the Tri-County Fair when one car collided with another. The driver ‘came out of the turn he was unable to control the vehicle in any way,’ Roselles said Monday. ‘He ended up going over the top of the fence’

Two people were treated and released, three remained hospitalized in stable condition Monday and one was flown to another hospital, Roselles said. He did not have that person's condition. A one-year-old child was among the injured

Two people were treated and released, three remained hospitalized in stable condition Monday and one was flown to another hospital, Roselles said. He did not have that person’s condition. A one-year-old child was among the injured

Lopez said one driver was unable to stop and his car ‘flew right through the fence where several people were at. They took off running, but not all made it.’

Meagan Beckett, who has training as a nurse, told the AP she ran to help. She saw responders performing CPR on some victims. ‘One gentleman had a neck brace on,’ she said. ‘He seemed to be in a lot of pain.’

Two people were treated and released, three remained hospitalized in stable condition Monday and one was flown to another hospital, Roselles said. He did not have that person’s condition. A 1-year-old child was among the injured.

The driver was not among those taken to the hospital, Roselles said.

The Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department on Monday tweeted condolences over the death of a Powell County emergency medical technician at the demolition derby in Deer Lodge, which is about 80 miles southeast of Missoula.

Demolition derbies have been a staple at American racetracks and county fairs since at least World War II — and remain popular to this day. They usually involve any number of generally old clunker cars repeatedly bashing into each other until all but a last vehicle remains running

Demolition derbies have been a staple at American racetracks and county fairs since at least World War II — and remain popular to this day. They usually involve any number of generally old clunker cars repeatedly bashing into each other until all but a last vehicle remains running

Former promoter Tory Schutte of Genoa City, Wisconsin, estimated that about 5,000 derbies are held each year at county fairs nationwide. He said Monday he was aware of fewer than a handful of deaths and he’s been involved since the 1970s.

‘People get so excited about everything going on they just keep shifting toward the track,’ he said. ‘It’s the opposite of what our instincts would be.’

Demolition derbies have been a staple at American racetracks and county fairs since at least Second World War — and remain popular to this day. 

They usually involve any number of generally old clunker cars repeatedly bashing into each other until all but a last vehicle remains running.

The derby was sponsored by the Powell County Chamber of Commerce. The chamber did not have a comment because the crash was still being investigated.

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