If posted before, I apologize... Event occurred on may 8th.
BAKERSFIELD A man who was competing in a jet boat competition on Lake Ming died after he lost control of his vessel and was thrown to the ground as it went more than 130 mph, authorities said.
Edward Jay Wallace, 43, of Las Vegas, was pronounced dead at 8:40 p.m. Saturday from injuries he sustained in the crash earlier that day, according to the Kern County coroner's office.
Wallace was competing in the last semifinals race of a National Jet Boat Association weekend event called May Shootout when the throttle on his boat likely got stuck, organizers said.
Going more than 130 mph, the boat flew out of the lake, over a parking lot and onto a hillside, where it erupted into flames, organizers said. The blaze scorched about 10 acres before firefighters contained it.
Wallace was thrown from the boat after it left the water. He was wearing a helmet and protective clothing, but he was not wearing a seat belt because that boat model is not equipped with them, said Jim Guthrie of the National Jet Boat Association
Hello Diggler, It was posted but under the Vdrive forum. Services information is posted there as well and will be the 20th of May in las vegas. Later that morning Jays ashes will be sprinkled at wishing well in the narrows at Lake Mead.
For all those racers, check under vdrive fourm for all the information on the
services for Jay. "lossed a good friend"
Jeffery Fry
NJBA Annouserdude
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