WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – Many in the local skate boarding community are petitioning to rename a Wilmington skate park at Greenfield Lake.
The petition aims to change the name of “Greenfield Grind Skate Park” to “Alec Chambers Skate Park.” Chambers, a 31-year-old professional skateboarder. He died after he was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver outside a popular bar on Tuesday. A tribute was held in his honor at the skate park on Wednesday.
Jason Ward, a long-time friend of Chambers said they grew up together at the skate park…