ABOVE: View of fan being treated from atop the adjacent grandstand illustrates how far the part traveled before striking her. A fan walking behind the grandstands of Sunday's IndyCar opener at St. Petersburg was struck by a flying piece of debris from a car and suffered a fractured skull. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Brigitte Hoffstetter was walking in the concession area near Turn 10 when a piece of carbon fiber from one of the cars flew over the grandstands about 100 yards from the track and struck her in the head. She was immediately treated by St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue (LEFT) before being transferred to Bayfront Health, where she remained in the trauma unit Monday night....
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