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Posted on Mon, Apr. 28, 2008
Police identify victim of street-luge accident
Authorities said Baumgartner had come to the area to participate in an unsanctioned race on Sunday.
The race was canceled after his death.
Friends said Baumgartner was a Navy petty officer 1st class and was a weapons specialist on a ship. He was on leave when he was killed, one friend said.
Baumgartner was riding a 5-foot-long luge on wheels down Puckett Road in Rosedale Park when he lost control and hit a tree.
He died on impact despite the helmet and protective gear he was wearing. He was with two friends.
@ Go to KansasCity.com for links to Steve Baumgartner’s MySpace page and to view video from his previous luge runs.