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thogaa · 19 Jan 2008, 09:34 am

Ouch. That must have hurt like hell. He's in a coma now

YouTube - Macartney brutal serious fall at Kitzbühl Dowhnill Ski 2008

The 30-year-old crashed at full speed at 88mph, slid 60m, lost his helmet and suffered spasms after losing his balance on the final jump of the run.

Doctors arrived by helicopter and after treating him for 15 minutes, he was airlifted to hospital in Innsbruck.

He suffered bruising to the brain but did not require surgery.

A race organiser said: "He was taken to hospital in Innsbruck where he was admitted to the neurological department.

"He is under observation for bruising on the brain but no surgery has been performed."

Macartney has two podium finishes to his name, he was third in the Val Gardena World Cup downhill in December and in January 2006 finished second at the World Cup super-G at Garmisch in Germany.

19 Jan 2008, 09:34 am	#1 (permalink)
thogaa Senior Tremekian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,967 thogaa's Gallery	Scott Macartney's injured in Kitzbuehel crash Ouch. That must have hurt like hell. He's in a coma now YouTube - Macartney brutal serious fall at Kitzbühl Dowhnill Ski 2008 The 30-year-old crashed at full speed at 88mph, slid 60m, lost his helmet and suffered spasms after losing his balance on the final jump of the run. Doctors arrived by helicopter and after treating him for 15 minutes, he was airlifted to hospital in Innsbruck. He suffered bruising to the brain but did not require surgery. A race organiser said: "He was taken to hospital in Innsbruck where he was admitted to the neurological department. "He is under observation for bruising on the brain but no surgery has been performed." Macartney has two podium finishes to his name, he was third in the Val Gardena World Cup downhill in December and in January 2006 finished second at the World Cup super-G at Garmisch in Germany. __________________ "Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do." 2008 Volkswagen Touran TDI 1986 Volvo 240 DL 1970 Volvo 142 Auto Curry Color The toys: 1956 BMW R26 Nazi edition 1939 BMW R35 350cc 1971 BMW R75/5 Cafeish racer 1976 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 S 1966 Velosolex 3800S 1957 VW Beetle oval window "If you can't take a joke don't drive one"