Ohio promoter George Eisenhart Jr., owner of Image Productions, died from injuries he sustained when a truck accidentally ran over him Jan. 24 during the Motor Sports Monster Truck & Thrill Show at Dane County Memorial Coliseum in Madison, Wis. The show was immediately halted.

The truck was driven by its owner, Daniel Patrick, who’s been on the circuit for more than 20 years. Authorities said it appeared safety precautions had been taken at the time of the accident and no charges would be filed.

“Our preliminary investigation shows neither Eisenhart nor the truck driver saw each other before the collision,” Coroner John Stanley said during a Jan. 25 news conference.

Eisenhart spoke of the show’s safety record the day before the accident.

“This is our 16th year, and I wish I had a big piece of wood to knock on right now, but we have not had an incident besides a gal slipping in the aisle at another location,” he told WKOW in Madison.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has also been investigating the death. Local OSHA director Kim Stille said there were no obvious safety issues and it appeared to be an accident.

On Jan. 16, a 6-year-old boy was killed when he was struck in the head by a Frizbee-sized chunk of metal that reportedly flew into the crowd during the Monster Jam at the Tacoma Dome. The event, promoted by Feld Motor Sports, featured Natural High, which had reportedly been taken off the field by forklift earlier for repairs and returned.

Bill Easterling, Feld Motor Sports senior operations director, said the tragic accident was unprecedented in his 25 years in the truck show business.

“I’ve never seen the loop or the drive shaft parts come off like this,” he said.

Four other Monster Jam events scheduled for the venue that weekend continued without Natural High. The first two events Jan. 19 observed a moment of silence and dimmed the lights for the young boy.

Authorities are examining the pieces of Natural High’s drive train to try and determine why the parts came off. The investigation is ongoing.

Mike Combs, city director of public assembly facilities, said Feld has a “stellar safety record” with no prior incidents in Tacoma.