Career
He was injured in a crash when he struck a tree on the road approaching West Mattituck. Herbert Hartland Lytle (age 58) died on 4 March 1932. They both died of pneumonia.
A dual funeral service was conducted on 7 March 1932.
He was previously married to Gertrude Fannie Harbord Lytle who predeceased him on 23 May 1926 Warsaw, Indiana
Lytle began racing automobiles circa 1900, and first teamed-up with James Bates, who became his riding mechanic.