9-Year-Old Girl Killed In 'Freak' Lake Elsinore Motocross Crash

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — A 9-year-old girl died Sunday following a crash at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park.

Brooke Carlton of Vista was pronounced dead at Wildomar's Inland Valley Hospital about 80 minutes after the 10:04 incident at the track located at 20700 Cereal Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's Bureau.

"Yesterday the good Lord called our dear Brooke Lily to heaven after a freak accident at a local motocross track," the family said in a GoFundMe post. "Our entire family is still trying to understand why our Brookie, but we firmly believe that God needed her and called her home to be with him. While we take this time to be with our family, PLEASE lift our family into your thoughts and prayers, and hold your loved ones a little tighter for us as we try to navigate through this sudden hurdle in our lives. We love you always and forever Brooke Lily #irideforbrooke."

In the post, Brooke is pictured riding her small dirt bike and outfitted head to toe in hot pink and purple safety apparel.

"For those that knew Brooke, she was an absolute sweetheart that could brighten anyone’s day with her warm smile and bright blonde halo of curls," the GoFundMe organizer posted. "For those that REALLY knew Brooke, she was a total spitfire that knew what she wanted and there was no way of getting around it. One look at her glittering eyes and toothy smile and she could have you convinced that the sky was indeed pink and purple, and that you should 'buy her an ice cream' because of it. She loved her parents. She loved her dog Gunner. She loved her grandparents. She loved her brother Landon the most."

As of late Monday afternoon, the GoFundMe effort had raised more than $25,000 for the Carlton family.

According to the Lake Elsinore Sheriff's Station, which is investigating the fatal crash, Brooke was riding an electric motorbike at the park and was struck by another juvenile who was also riding an off-road motorbike. She was unconscious when first responders arrived at the scene.

The other child involved in the crash was treated at the scene for minor injuries, according to the sheriff's station.