AMA extends sympathy after Supercross fatality.

AMA Pro Racing has joined the motorcycling community in offering its heartfelt condo▨lences to the family of 19-year-old Jason Ciarletta, who was fatally injured during Saturday night's AMA Supercross event at San Diego, California.

Ciarletta tangled with another rider going into turn one of a qualifying heat, and is belived to have been thrown headfirst over the handlebars after hitting 🧸the retaining dirt berm on the outside of the corner.

AMA extends sympathy after Supercross fatality.

AMA Pro Racing has joined the motorcycling community in offering its heartfelt condolences to the family of 19-year-old Jason Ciarletta, who was ꦚfatally injured during Saturday night's A🗹MA Supercross event at San Diego, California.

Ciarletta tangled with another rider going into turn one o👍f a qualifying heat, and is belived to have been thrown headfirst over the handlebars after hitting the retaining dirt berm on the o𓄧utside of the corner.

Trackside medical personnel - accompanied 🌳by EMTs - were with Ciarletta within sec꧃onds of the accident. He was later transported to Sharp's Medical Center, but tragically couldn't be saved.

"Our hearts and prayers are with Jason and his family during this dif🥀ficult period," said Steve Whitelockꦯ, AMA Pro Racing Motocross/Supercross Series Manager.

"All of us in the Supercross racing community are taking this hard," added Whiteloc🅺k. "We're a tight-knit group and this affeဣcts everyone involved with our series. I'm confident Jason's family will receive a great deal of emotional support in dealing with their loss."

Whitelock also confirmed that this was the first fatality in the 31-year his๊tory of AMA Super🦩cross racing.

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