Ken Block killed in snowmobile crash

American professional rally racer Kenneth Paul Block drove for the Hoonigan Racing Division.

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[{"selector":"#anim-a3b6b8bf-156d-4233-a442-778e9f9abca7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Additionally, he participated in numerous action sports competitions, such as skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross.

[{"selector":"#anim-cbe01dc1-0216-45fa-a583-da998dde7e91 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] On January 2, 2023, Block was killed while riding a snowmobile close to Woodland, Utah, at the age of 55.

[{"selector":"#anim-721a9a28-ce59-4373-957f-93dc3b3f1cba [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The news was confirmed in a statement published earlier today on social media by Hoonigan.

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[{"selector":"#anim-fb13d28b-38fa-43cc-a8c7-e116559e7923 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] As members of the Hoonigan team, their wife Lucy and daughter Lia also participated in national competitions in the US this year.

[{"selector":"#anim-b5c4bc98-45b4-4ba6-b3fa-481364a8e415 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Block produced a series of gymkhana videos which have drawn millions of views on YouTube.

[{"selector":"#anim-595e9f89-2139-406f-b62a-e263d7d1b8a8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] "Mr. Block was riding with a group but was alone when the accident occurred," the sheriff's office said in a statement.