Sunday, October 6, 2013

DEVELOPING: Dario Franchitti's Car Disintegrates In Houston, Fans Injured By Debris (UPDATE)

((HT: NBCSN))

This, really, was not the way that people wanted the race to have any highlights in Houston with the IndyCars...

Two angles... Dario Franchitti and Takuma Sato got mixed up...


And here...


IndyCar reports that Franchitti is alert and being transported to the hospital. Team owner Chip Ganassi is saying that his driver is okay with some soreness, bumps, and bruises... unconfirmed reports have the number of injured spectators at 15...

“I asked how he was doing, and he said, ‘Eh.’ His ankle is sore, and his back is sore, and he will be taken to the hospital. But he’s OK,” Ganassi told NBCSN's Kevin Lee...

More when we know more...

1730 UPDATE: According to the Houston Fire Department, at least 13 people were injured. Two of the 13 spectators injured were sent to local hospitals while the rest were treated at the scene by EMS, according to Senior Captain Ruy Lozano.

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