Three in hospital after seven-horse race pileup
Three drivers injured inwards a seven-horse harness racing pile-up inwards Maryland are recovering inwards hospital.
The accident happened at Rosecroft Raceway on Tuesday evening.
The injured drivers were taken to Prince George’s County Hospital.
Raceway officials said the accident occurred inwards 5th race, over a mile, when the atomic number 82 horse, Pinderonabender, driven past times William Carter, took a bad footstep approaching the concluding three-eighths of a mile betoken of the race.
That started a chain reaction that involved 7 of the nine horses inwards the race.
The raceway updated the status of the 3 hospitalised drivers every bit of Wed morning:
- Carter has received stitches roughly his ears for cuts received in addition to has 3 fractured vertebrae.
- Donnie Russell has an internal wrist fracture in addition to suffered a separated collarbone which was reset. He volition stimulate got surgical physical care for afterwards today.
- Justin Hite has a cracked heel in addition to a broken os inwards the hand business office of his foot.
The other drivers involved inwards the accident – George Polk Jr, Justin Brenneman, Charles Perry Jr, in addition to Justin Vincent – all received medical attending after the race in addition to did non ask farther treatment.
All the horses involved inwards the incident were uninjured.
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