ALLENTOWN, Pa. — IndyCar has provided an update on the condition of Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver Robert Wickens, who was injured in a crash Sunday at Pocono Raceway.
“Surgeries were performed late this week on his right arm and lower extremities without complication,” IndyCar said in a statement Friday morning.
Wickens, 29, also fractured his spine in the crash. Titanium rods and screws were placed in his back on Monday in order to stabilize the injury.
The extent of his spinal cord injury remains unknown.
Wickens remains at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pa.
(Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty.)
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