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17-year-old motocross rider Alex Mechachonis died in a crash at MX Twenty-Three in Brookfield, Massachusetts, on April 28. The Massachusetts Environmental Police are investigating the incident.
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A 17-year-old boy died after he crashed while riding his dirt bike at a motocross track in Massachusetts last week.
The victim was identified by NESC Motocross and MX Twenty-Three — the track in Brookfield where the April 28 incident occurred — as Alex Mechachonis, according to reports from Fox affiliate WFXT, the Boston Herald and ABC affiliate WGGB.
“Sadly we have to report that NESC rider, Alex Mechachonis, passed away after crashing at a practice track earlier this week,” NESC Motocross said in a April 30 social media post. “Alex had been racing since 2022 and loved it very much. He had great success racing including three championships in the 2025 NESC Spring series.”
“Alex would have turned 18 this year, he leaves behind a loving family and many friends in the moto community,” the organization added. “All of us on the NESC board and all the tracks extend our deepest condolences to Alex's family and friends.”
Alex Mechachonis died after crashing while riding his dirt bike at a motocross track.
The accident occurred at the MX Twenty-Three track in Brookfield, Massachusetts.
Alex Mechachonis won three championships in the 2025 NESC Spring series.
Yes, the Massachusetts Environmental Police are investigating the incident.

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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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