Wilbur Brink

27 October 1919
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA

30 May 1931 (Age 11)

Crown Hill Cemetery
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana,
Resting in Section 70, Lot 1062

In 1931, defending champion Billy Arnold was leading the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race when the rear axle broke causing him to lose control on lap 162.
The car rolled over the barrier and one of the wheels of the car flew high over the fence, beyond the track and directly into the path of the young Wilbur who was playing in his front yard across the street from the Speedway.
Wilbur was revived at the track field hospital only to die hours later at an Indianapolis hospital.
Billy Arnold, the driver of the race car also suffered serious injuries in the accident that took the young life of Wilbur. Wilbur was a lively eleven year old at the time of his death.