FORT WORTH – A drag boat racer was seriously injured Sunday afternoon when his boat which was traveling at about 160 mph rolled over at a finish line, officials said Sunday.
A preliminary report indicated that a boat had exploded, but that did not happen, officials said.
"There may have been a pop sound from the engine when it flipped over, but that was it," said Lt. Kent Worley, spokesman for the Fort Worth Fire Department.
The injured driver was identified as Don Ermshar, 66, of Riverside, Calif. He was taken to Texas Health Fort Worth hospital.
The accident happend about 5:30 p.m. during the Cowtown Drag Boat Nationals at Marine Creek Lake.
Ermshar’s boat rolled over at the finish line of the Top Alcohol Flat division finals (quarter-mile run). The boats are equipped with safety capsules, which allow people to breath underwater for 15 to 20 minutes. Ermshar was underwater for about 5 minutes in the capsule in 30 feet of water, officials said.
No other injuries were reported.
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