IndyCar Driver Justin Wilson Dies From Severe Head Injury After Crash (Video)

by abournenesn

Aug 24, 2015

UPDATE (9:10 p.m. ET): Justin Wilson has died following the injuries he sustained Sunday at Pocono, IndyCar officials said in a press conference Monday.

Sage Karam, the driver whose crash sent debris flying onto the track, was released from the hospital Monday morning.

Wilson was 37 years old.

ORIGINAL STORY: IndyCar driver Justin Wilson is in critical condition Sunday night after he was hit with debris from Sage Karam’s crash at Pocono Raceway during Sunday’s race. Wilson suffered a severe head injury and is in a coma.

He was airlifted to a local hospital, according to FOX Sports.

IndyCar released a statement on Wilson’s condition.

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See what happened to Wilson in the video below.

Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@SportsCenter

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