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Man who fell from golf cart at sports car racing event dies

Lincoln Nebraska police patchLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An Indiana man who fell from a golf cart at a car racing event in Lincoln earlier this month has died.

Lincoln Police Officer Katie Flood told the Lincoln Journal Star that Anthony “Tony” Rietdorf died Sunday at a Lincoln hospital.

Rietdorf suffered a traumatic brain injury on Sept. 4 during the fall from the golf cart. He had been competing at the Sports Car Club of America’s Solo Nationals in Lincoln.

The 36-year-old from Fort Wayne, Indiana, was married with a young son.

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