Jesse Hockett Electrocuted Working On Hauler

News reports started coming in late in the afternoon that Jesse Hockett had been killed in a freak accident. Messages of sorrow and RIP were left on his facebook fan page by friends and fans but details were not available for some time. Finally, inracingnews.com posted the news release that everyone didn’t want to hear. Jesse Hockett had been electrocuted working on his hauler in preparation for the memorial day weekend races.

Here is the news posted by inracingnews:

WARSAW, Mo. — The American Sprint Car Series has confirmed that Jesse “The Rocket” Hockett was killed Wednesday afternoon in an accident at his home in Missouri.

The 26-year-old racer was reportedly electrocuted while prepping his trailer for the Memorial Day weekend of racing, which was to include Thursday’s USAC event at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track and two Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series events at the Jetmore Motorplex in Kansas.

Check back with National Speed Sport News for more on this breaking story as it becomes available.

The post can be found at: http://www.inracingnews.com/iracing-news/jesse-hockett-killed-in-tragic-accident/