Inquest into death of St Leonards speedway rider due today (From The Argus)

Inquest into death of St Leonards speedway rider due today

7:14am Wednesday 6th March 2013 in News By Kimberly Middleton, Acting chief reporter

The inquest into the death of Great Britain speedway rider Lee Richardson is due to take place today.

The 33-year-old from St Leonards died after crashing during a race in Poland last May.

The father-of-three, affectionately known as Rico, was competing in a Polish League meeting when he crashed into a safety fence.

The Lakeside Hammers captain was taken to a hospital, suffering from internal bleeding, breathing difficulties and a leg injury, but died later.

At the time former BBC motorsport correspondent Suzi Perry led the tributes to a speedway racer,  described Hastings-born racer and former Eastbourne Eagle Lee Richardson as “a magnificent rider and lovely guy”.

The former world under-21 champion made his speedway debut with the Reading Racers in 1995 and in a long and distinguished career took part in 10 speedwayWorld Cups, becoming Team Great Britain’s record point-scorer.

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