PORTLAND — Autopsy results confirm that a 61-year-old man punched by a Clark County man at a motocross event last week died of blunt-force head trauma.
Dr. Larry Lewman of the Oregon medical examiner’s office told The Oregonian it wasn’t the punch that caused Anthony Mancuso’s death, but the impact of his head striking the pavement.
Police responded Thursday to the Portland International Raceway after reports that the families of two motocross riders were fighting.
Michael Taylor of Battle Ground was initially charged with fourth-degree assault. The charge was dismissed after Mancuso died. Police say they are now preparing new charges to present to a grand jury.
Detectives Mark Slater and Erik Kammerer of the Portland Police Bureau request that anyone who witnessed or might have video of the incident to contact them.
