Woman killed during motorcycle race
A long-time volunteer at Road Atlanta was killed Saturday when she was hit by a motorcycle.
The Hall County medical examiner identified the victim as Hazel Harrell, 60, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Harrell had been volunteering at the track for 15 years, and was a fixture on Turn 7.
She was working as a corner marshal when she was killed during a race, according to Channel 2.
It happened around 4 p.m. at the track, which is in Braselton in Hall County.
Investigators are looking into the cause of the crash.
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