Possible Break-In At Lime Rock Leads To Crash, Injuries - UPDATE 2

Update 2: Connecticut police have sent over a statement.

Update: We’ve received a reply from Lime Rock Park’s Press, PR & Editorial Director, Rick Roso, detailing what happened last night. It is included below.

Police say several teens broke into Lime Rock Park on Wednesday night and crashed go-karts, injuring two teenagers. According to police, a 15-year-old girl was transported to a Hartford children’s hospital via helicopter and a 15-year-old boy was transported to a local hospital, both with non-life threatening injuries. Both teens are in stable condition.

In the area, multiple local news sources are reporting the crash.

Police were called out to the track around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

“CSP reports individuals broke into Limerock and were racing,” says a poster on a local fire department and EMS Facebook group.

Another poster on a racing forum said, “It appears at least two kids broke in, stole enduro karts from the infield autocross course, raced on the main course and crashed. Speculation is there’s spinal injuries involved.”

Lime Rock Park’s Press, PR & Editorial Director, Rick Roso, said in an email to TTAC, “Five teens, exact ages unknown, broke into Lime Rock Park, took five go-karts from a karting school which is scheduled to hold its programs Friday and Saturday, and drove them on the race track.

“At some point, two of the five kids crashed the go-karts near pit lane. We don’t know how 911 was notified.”

Jalopnik was in touch with Endurance Karting who confirmed their karts were the ones involved in the crash. From Endurance Karting:

1) There was an incident involving several of our karts.

2) The incident did not occur during an Endurance Karting sanctioned event. The sanctioned event is on Friday and Saturday.

3) The incident occurred while the Lime Rock Park facility was closed.

4) No one was authorized by Endurance Karting or Lime Rock Park to be operating a kart on the grounds at that time.

5) Those involved were not Endurance Karting customers, employees, or guests.

The extent of the injuries and number of people injured remains unknown at this time. Inquiries to Connecticut State Police were not immediately returned.

[h/t Chris Tonn]