FILE - Skateboarders cheer as DC Shoes President Ken Block, center, wearing black shirt, smiles after pledging $1 million to support skateboarding in Philadelphia's LOVE Park on June 1, 2004. Block, the co-founder of DC Shoes and a pro rally driver who won multiple medals at the X-Games, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in a snowmobiling accident near his home in Park City, Utah, authorities said. Block was 55. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)
January 2, 2023 /Local News

Rally Car Driver Ken Block Killed In Wasatch County Accident

WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Per a Monday evening report, rally car driver Ken Block was killed in a snowmobile accident in Wasatch County, officials confirmed.

The Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office reports Block was riding on a steep slope in the Mill Hollow area when the snowmobile upended, landing on top of the 55-year-old.

Block was on a group outing but was alone when the accident occurred at 2:00 pm Monday.

Block, a Park City resident, previously posted photos of his trip on his Instagram page.

The Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene of the accident alongside crews from Utah State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service.

The Utah State Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the official cause of death.

Block began his rally career in 2005 and was named Rookie of the Year in his first season and proceeded to win five X Games medals.

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