Oceanside Man Dies in Pala Raceway Crash

PALA, CA: Authorities have publicly identified a dirt bike rider killed Friday in a collision at the Pala Raceway as a 46-year-old Oceanside man.

Terrence James Cook's dirt bike collided with that of a second rider on the motocross track off state Route 76 near Magee Road shortly after 1:30 p.m. Friday, according to the county medical examiner's office. The second rider lost control coming out of a jump and crossed into Cook's path.

Cook died at the scene, authorities said. The second rider was taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries of undisclosed severity.

—City News Service

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