Cars crashed, people clashed in fistfight at Lincoln County demolition derby

People as well as cars collided Wednesday night during the demolition derby at the Lincoln County Fair.

Lincoln County Sheriff Curt Folger said a disagreement that apparently started over the car-wrecking competition escalated, and 10 to 15 people eventually joined a scuffle on the track.

Most of them were trying to break up the fight, Folger said.

"You had three or four people fighting, and then you had seven or eight others who rolled in there trying to stop it," he said.

At least two people were arrested and a teenager was cited after the dust cleared, the sheriff said. The adults probably would be charged with third-degree assault.

Folger said an investigation is continuing to determine exactly what happened. The altercation apparently began among some people who are related to each other, he said.

"Basically, the people who were fighting are cousins," he said. "There is still an investigation going on about what started the fight. But right now, we don't have all the information."

According to initial reports, a firefighter and a deputy sheriff were struck while trying to break up the fracas. No one was seriously hurt.

"I think it's gotten blown out of proportion," Folger said Friday. "It wasn't what it sounds like it was."

The outburst occurred about 11 p.m., during the demolition derby's next-to-last event, the sheriff said.

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Cars crashed, people clashed in fistfight at Lincoln County demolition derby