From Lonnie Wheatley
SEATTLE, Wash. (July 21, 2010) – Tyson Perez succumbed to injuries sustained Sunday evening in a shop accident in Washington state. Perez passed away at 9:28 a.m. P.D.T., on Tuesday, July 21, in a Seattle hospital.
Perez, hailing from Australia, and Forney, Tex., Sprint Car driver Travis Rilat both suffered severe burns on Sunday night. Rilat remains in stable condition at a Seattle hospital.