The Monroe County Coroner's office this morning identified the 41-year-old Moosic man killed Sunday by one of two lightning strikes at Pocono Raceway.
Brian F. Zimmerman was pronounced dead at Pocono Medical Center at 6:11 p.m., about an hour after lightning struck his car, said Monroe County Coroner Bob Allen.
Mr. Allen said an autopsy will be conducted Tuesday to determine an exact cause of death, though authorities are already aware of the basic circumstances.
Mr. Allen said Mr. Zimmerman was standing beside his car near Gate 3 at the racetrack when lightning struck the vehicle at 4:56 p.m.
It was not clear whether Mr. Zimmerman was leaning on the vehicle or just standing beside it, but the strike knocked him to the ground and put him into cardiac arrest, Mr. Allen said.
An off-duty paramedic who happened to walk by Mr. Zimmerman just after he fell began to perform CPR on him, and medical personnel took over three minutes later when an ambulance arrived, Mr. Allen said.
Mr. Zimmerman was then treated for about 10 minutes at the race track's infield hospital before being transported to Pocono Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m.
The deadly strike was one of two that touched down at the Raceway on Sunday, as a violent thunderstorm rolled through the area.
The other strike occurred in a parking lot just behind the grandstands near the third turn.
A total of nine other individuals were injured by the strikes.
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