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Friday, March 21, 2014

A 15-year-old girl died a day after she crashed while racing at Bubba Raceway Park near Ocala, deputies said.

Niokoa Johnson was injured Saturday evening while driving a race-ready Nissan Sentra. She died Sunday after being flown to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville.

Marion County sheriff's deputies said Niokoa was severely injured while conducting a time trial. Deputies said she lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a concrete barrier toward the north end during her second lap.