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Truck Grand Prix Driver Loses Lower Half of His Face, but According to Fellow Driver, Sustained no Permanent Injuries

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June 6, 2016 at 9:03am
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http://sports.usatoday.com/2016/06/05/truck-driver-undergoes-surgery-remains-in-stable-but-serious-condition/

 

Here's some snippets from the story:

"Australian driver Matt Mingay had surgery for facial injuries and remained in stable but serious condition at Detroit Receiving Hospital after he crashed during the truck race Saturday at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix."

Fellow Australian truck racer Paul Morris said after Sunday’s race that Mingay had major injuries to his lower jaw.

“He’s in pretty good nick, considering he’s lost a fair bit of his lower face: his jaw and all his bottom teeth,” said Morris, who finished third in the SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks race. “But he has no permanent injuries. His brain’s intact, his spine’s intact."

Clearly, the term "permanent" means something different in Australia. Jaw prosthetics must have come a long way.

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