The unfortunate man died trying to protect his wife and son from the flying hammer during the competition at the University ...

A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck him.

The hammer weight, thrown by a participating high school student, flew out of bounds at the Colorado Springs meet.

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, which hosted the event, said the implement had “cleared certified barriers.” ...

Family and friends are mourning the death of a man who was hit by an errant weight at his son's high school athletic event in ...

A father was killed during a tragic accident during a Colorado high school track meet Sunday when a rogue hammer weight hit ...

The father of one of the athletes competing at the event was killed by the hammer as he tried to shield his wife and son from ...

The fatal incident occurred at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs campus around ...

A spectator died after being struck by an errant hammer throw at a youth track meet in Colorado. The victim, a competitor's ...

The father of one of the athletes was killed Sunday at a high school track and field meet on the University of ...

A spectator was killed Sunday in a hammer throw accident during a high school track and field meet in Colorado.

The victim was the father of one of the competing athletes from Vista Ridge High School who died protecting his wife and son ...