Championship-Winning Teen Motocross Rider Dies in Crash on Practice Track

MX Twenty-Three also expressed condolences to Alex's family in an April 30 social media post.

“There are no words to describe the heartbreak and sadness we all feel here at MX23!” the race track stated, adding, “All of us in the  motocross community are family and when this happens it hits hard. God speed Alex rip it up there in heaven.”

The Brookfield Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on Tuesday, May 5. Brookfield Police Chief Michael Blanchard confirmed the teen's death to WFXT.

The Massachusetts Environmental Police shared a statement with PEOPLE Tuesday saying that they are “investigating a fatal ATV accident that occurred in Brookfield," adding, "We offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.”

Members of the motocross community told WGGB that Alex was properly equipped and was wearing his helmet when the incident occurred. They also said the track conditions were fine and there were no outside contributing factors.

“Just the fact that, unfortunately, having lost him, it's a tragic thing, but knowing that he did leave us doing something that he positively loved and knowing that he did so under the safest of conditions,” Rick Johnson, a motocross community member who knew Alex, told WGGB.

A GoFundMe has been established to help Alex's family. As of Tuesday morning, it raised nearly $46,000.

“Alex brought energy, kindness, and dedication to everything he did, and his loss is deeply felt by everyone who knew him,” the fundraiser description read.

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Alex's death is reported to be at least the third fatality to occur at MX Twenty-Three in Brookfield in the last decade, following two incidents in 2016 and 2024, the Boston Herald reported*,* citing records. Following the latest tragedy, advocates are calling for a state law to improve track safety.

PEOPLE reached out to MX Twenty-Three on Tuesday, but did not receive an immediate reply.

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