This week, the BMX world lost one of its brightest talents. Jumping on the ramps at San Diego’s Slayground Motocross Park on Tuesday afternoon, Pat Casey tragically lost his life.
Pat Casey Funeral
When Casey passed away, his fellow BMX racers took to social media to remember him. BMX rider Pat Casey was killed in an accident at a San Diego motocross course. He was 29.
An individual crashed his motorcycle at the Slayground Motocross Park in Ramona on Tuesday afternoon while testing out the ramps.
Medics and deputies from the sheriff’s office worked to revive him. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release, “Unfortunately, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.”
According to the victim’s statement, police were called to the scene of a motorcycle accident at around 2:45 p.m. local time. They claimed that further investigation was necessary. The entire BMX subculture was quick to mourn Casey’s passing.
After Casey Died, Rivals, Fans, And Sponsors Posted Memorials
“The world lost one of the worst ever to do it. I’m so sorry for his wife and kids,” TJ Lavin, host of MTV’s The Challenge, wrote alongside a photo of Casey on Instagram. “@patcaseybmx will forever be remembered for the down-to-earth sweetheart of a guy that he was. #bmxfamily.”
Casey’s family includes his wife, Chase Casey, and his two children, Reid, 8, who shares his father’s love of motorcycles, and Taytum, 7.
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Casey’s wife posted a photo of the couple in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris shortly after he passed away.
Chase captioned the photo, “Mau loa baby,” which means “forever” in Hawaiian. On Wednesday, she paid tribute to her late husband in a number of posts on Instagram, including one that called him an “amazing father, rider, and husband.”
The California native became a professional BMX rider at the age of 16. He took home gold in BMX Freestyle Park at the 2012 X Games and silver in BMX Air the following year. For the first time in 2021, Casey took home gold in the X Games.
Despite his many victories on a global stage, Pat is happiest when he’s at home with his family, as noted in a profile written by one of his major sponsors, Vans.
For X Games, Casey was “a true legend in the action sports community.”
“Today we lost an Icon!” six-time X Games gold medalist Kyle Baldock wrote on Instagram. “Pat, thank you for blessing all of us with your kind and loving personality. You are the toughest person I have ever met.”
Casey also participated in the first-ever BMX Freestyle National Team for USA Cycling in 2018. The group paid tribute to him online, writing that Casey “made his mark immeasurably on the BMX community” and that “off the bike, Pat was a dedicated husband and father.”
On Casey’s most recent Instagram post, several of his friends and rivals left touching farewell messages. “See you on the other side, my brother.
Thank you for the years of love,” wrote Tyler Fernengel, while Tyler Rizzi added, “I love you, brother I will continue to look up to you on every aspect in life. RIP.”r I will continue to look up to you on every part of life. RIP.”
