2 Power Boat Racers Taken To Hospital In Key West During Race
KEY WEST (CBS4)- One Florida offshore powerboat racer is in critical condition while his teammate is in good condition following a Friday accident at the Key West World Championship.
Joey Gratton of University Park, in or near Sarasota, is being airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami, according to officials with Super Boat International, the event's sanctioning body.
His partner Stephen Page, the owner and driver of Page Motorsports, was admitted to Lower Keys Medical Center, but is in good condition, officials said.
The 38-foot Superboat 850-class Skater catamaran, rolled over twice in turn 1 of the 6.5-mile course Friday. No other boats were involved in the accident.
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