Former Beverly Hills 90210 star Jason Priestly, who has recently turned to auto racing for his thrills, suffered serious head injuries in a crash during a pracice run at Kentucky Speedway. From ESPN.com:
[quote]Actor Jason Priestley suffered head injuries Sunday when his car crashed coming out of the second turn in the final practice for an Infiniti Pro Series race at Kentucky Speedway.
Priestley, former star of the "Beverly Hills 90210" television series, was taken by ambulance to the infield hospital and then by helicopter to the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. His injuries are critical, a hospital spokesperson said.
Priestley has showed some signs of responding, ESPNs' Marlo Klain reports.
"He got sideways and he corrected and then shot off the track," said former Indy 500 winner Arie Luyendyk, whose son, Arie Jr., also competes in the Infiniti series.
"He turned right into the wall, and his first impact was basically head-on," Luyendyk said. "I saw it from the top of the roof. What I'm thinking is that's really the one big hit that he took that might have hurt him."