Nationwide — Elienisse Diaz Rodriguez, a 7-year-old African American woman from Orlando, Florida, died after crashing throughout a junior drag race event at Orlando Velocity World Dragway. She was critically injured and died from her accidents two days later.
Elienisse, a first-grader at Eastland Christian College, was racing throughout the “Funday Sunday” occasion when she misplaced management of her dragster. Her car hit a observe employee earlier than crashing right into a concrete wall, based on WLBT. The employee was unhurt.
Her mom shared a heartfelt put up on social media, saying, “My candy angel! Mommy will at all times love you endlessly.”
The race was a non-public occasion sanctioned by the Nationwide Scorching Rod Affiliation. Observe officers launched an announcement expressing their sorrow, saying, “We’re deeply heartbroken by the tragic incident that befell Sunday. Our ideas and prayers are with Elienisse’s household. Motorsports is constructed on ardour, however moments like these remind us of the dangers that include what we love.”
Elieniss was remembered by her faculty, which provided counseling to college students and employees. The college additionally requested for prayers and assist for the grieving household.
Regardless of the tragedy, Orlando Velocity World continued its scheduled racing occasions for the weekend.
In the meantime, her household has launched a GoFundMe page to obtain donations for her funeral bills. Thus far, greater than $30,000 has been raised.
