‘Loving father’ ID’d as spectator killed in hammer throw accident while attending son’s high school track meet at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
A “loving father” attending his son’s track meet has been identified as the spectator accidentally killed by a hammer at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs on Sunday. Wade Langston, 57, was fatally struck by a hammer during a track and field meet held at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse campus for high school students across Colorado,
Teen Athlete's Dad Is Killed Trying to Protect Family from Errant Hammer Throw at High School Track Meet
Wade Langston, 57, was attending his son's track meet in Colorado on Jan. 26 when the tragic accident unfolded
Man killed by flying weight during Colorado Springs track meet ID’d as 57-year-old father
The man killed by a flying weight thrown off-course during a Sunday high school track-and-field meet in Colorado Springs was a 57-year-old father there to watch his son compete, El Paso County coroner officials said.
Spectator Killed During Weight Throw Event at Indoor Track and Field Meet
The university was hosting a series of indoor track and field meets at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse. The meets were scheduled for December 15, January 26, and February 16, with the final event being the UCCS United High School Indoor State Championship. Officials say the accident occurred around 9:30 a.m. during the Jan. 26 meeting.
Coroner identifies spectator killed in weight throw accident at UCCS fieldhouse
Wade Langston was in the audience of the meet when he was struck and killed by a weight during the track and field event.
Father watching school athletics killed by hammer weight in Colorado
Wade Langston, 57, was watching the track and field meet when a hammer weight cleared barriers and struck him on Sunday morning, officials said.
Report: Man killed by errant hammer throw at track meet was trying to shield wife and son
A man was killed by an errant hammer throw during a high school aged track and field meet in Colorado Springs on Sunday, according to the AP
Spectator killed in hammer throw accident at Colorado high school track meet: Officials
A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck him.
Spectator killed by hammer weight thrown at high school track meet in Colorado
A man was accidentally killed at a high school track and field meet in Colorado when a hammer weight thrown by a competitor cleared barriers and struck him, officials confirmed.
Athletics spectator killed by hammer throw in US
A spectator has been killed after he was accidentally struck by a hammer thrown by an athlete at a high school indoor athletics event in the United States. The incident occurred on Sunday during the competition at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus.
Man killed by hammer throw was dedicated father, family says
Wade Langston, 57, of Colorado Springs was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives said.
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