The extreme athlete and founder of DC Shoes, 55, was driving on a steep slope and the vehicle fell on him. He dedicated his last post on instagram to his daughter.
The intrepid rally driver Ken Blockfounder of the renowned brand DC Shoesdied this Monday at the age of 55 due to a fatal accident that he suffered while driving a snowmobile on a steep slope Wasatch County, Utah, United States.
The tragic death was communicated by his sports team, Hooligan Racing Divisionon social media: “It is with our deepest regret that we can confirm that Ken Block passed away today in a snowmobile accident.”
“Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. And most importantly, a father and a husband. She will be incredibly missed. Please respect the family’s privacy at this time as they grieve.”
Personnel from the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office went to the scene of the accident, which hours later issued an official part: “On January 2, 2023, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the Wasatch County 911 Center received a call reporting a snowmobile accident in the Mill Hollow area.
As they specified, Block, who “was with a group but was alone at the time of the accident,” was “he was riding a snowmobile on a steep incline when he overturned and the vehicle fell on top of him“. In this way, “he was declared dead at the scene of the events due to his injuries.”
The extreme athlete had been in Utah for several days taking advantage of the snow to have fun with his motorcycles. At that time, he published several images of his adventures on his social networks.
“Took a road trip last week to Island Park to ride with Ski-Doo pro Tony Jenkins and my friend Stu. Awesome first day on my new ’23 Ski-Doo Summit X Turbo. Wheelies, deep turns and a lot of learning in this new sled: good times!”, he wrote on December 23 along with a series of photos.
Very active on his Instagram account, where he is followed by more than 7.5 million people, he uploaded three stories a few hours before his death. “Snowy driving with great snowboarding entertainment,” he says in one of them.
Who was Ken Block?
Ken Block He was one of the most renowned rally drivers in the world. His passion for extreme driving began in his hometown of Long Beach, California. In his first year of competition, in 2005, he received the prestigious “Rookie of the Year” award from Rally America.
He began to gain popularity for his participation in X Games events and became the first American to score a point in the World Rally Championship. Later founded his own race team.
His love of extreme sports wasn’t limited to rally cars: he’s also competed in motocross, skateboarding, and snowboarding.
He also left a mark off the slopes. It is that together with his partner Damon Way, founded in 1994 DC Shoesthe renowned brand specializing in footwear for extreme sports such as skateboarding, snowboarding, BMX, motocross and surfing, as well as urban clothing.
He was married to Lucy and had three children.. Lia, 16, was also a pilot. It was precisely to her that he dedicated her last post on her Instagram. In that post, she previewed a video that would be posted this Tuesday on her successful YouTube channel.
“The fourth and final episode of my daughter Lia buying, wrecking, rebuilding and now driving her ’85 Audi Ur Quattro will be live at 8am PST tomorrow on my YouTube channel. Will her newly refined vintage Audi finally do a skid? Or will this old car break down trying? Watch to find out!” he announced.
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