Full name Jeremy Lusk Name Jeremy Lusk Nickname(s) Pitbull, Big L Role Motorcycle Racer | Spouse Lauren Lusk (m. ?–2009) Sport Freestyle Motocross | |
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Event(s) Freestyle Moto-X, Best Trick Died February 10, 2009, San Jose, Costa Rica Movies Moto X: Evolution of the Trick, Friends of Fitzland Similar Jeff Kargola, Jeremy Stenberg, Mike Metzger | ||
A Little About Jeremy Lusk... (1984 - 2009)
Jeremy Daniel Lusk (November 26, 1984 – February 10, 2009) was an American freestyle motocross racer from San Diego, California. He was part of the riding group Metal Mulisha.
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He won gold and silver medals at the 2008 X Games and a bronze helmet in the 2008 Moto X World Championships. He was a born again Christian.
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Death
On February 9, 2009, Lusk crashed while attempting to land a "Hart Attack Indian Air Backflip" (after Carey Hart who initiated it, see "Evolution of the backflip" in freestyle motocross) in the X Knights motocross competition in San José, Costa Rica, he under-rotated the flip, causing his front wheel to strike the landing. Lusk was ejected head-first and sustained catastrophic brain damage. Doctors performed an unsuccessful five-hour surgery at Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Hospital in San José in an attempt to save his life. He entered into cardiac and respiratory failure and died the next day.
After his death, the third episode of the television show Nitro Circus was dedicated to Lusk.
At the time of his death, Lusk lived in Temecula, California with his wife, Lauren.