WASHOUGAL, Wash. - An 18-year-old teen died Saturday morning after a crash at the Washougal Motocross track in Washougal Washington has been idenfied as Rocky C. Gesner of Orting.

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19-year-old Rocky Gesner shown here in a picture from his myspace page died Saturday after an accident at the motocross track in Washougal Washington.

Officials with the Clark County Sheriff's office said the crash happened around 8:45 a.m. Saturday during a practice ride on the track before the races started.

Track officials said Gesner was on a downhill portion when the front wheel of his bike turned out, throwing him to the track.

Gesner was injured but was still breathing as Lifeflight was called to the scene.

Sgt. Scott Schanaker with the Clark County Sheriff's Office said the teen died before he could be airlifted to the hospital.

Schanaker said that Gesner was wearing a helmet and safety equipment at the time of the crash.

Track spokesman Brian Barnes says officials don't know what caused Gesner's bike to spin out, or why he hit the ground so severely. He says other spin-out crashes at the track have usually resulted only in minor injuries.

Gesner was competing in a regional tournament that drew 560 racers from six states and Canada. Races went on after the crash, and were scheduled to continue Sunday.

Barnes said the crash was the second fatality at the Washougal track since it opened in 1971.