WICKENS BROKE SPINE IN CRASH
Canadian IndyCar driver Robert Wickens suffered fractures to his spinal cord and neck during his crash at Pocono Raceway last month. Wickens’ family provided a comprehensive list of the injuries the driver from Guelph, Ont., suffered when his car launched into the fence Aug. 19 at the Pennsylvania track. Among the injuries are a thoracic spinal fracture, a fractured neck, tibia and fibula fractures to both legs and a fractured right forearm. The family released the details Thursday through Schmidt Peterson Motorsports to show the severity of the injuries and the recovery Wickens has ahead of him. He is expected to be moved to a rehabilitation centre to begin recovery from a spinal cord injury. It could be months before the severity is known. Wickens had surgery this week at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital to repair fractures to his legs and hands.