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1/19/09, 4:12 AM

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Originally Posted by okie

I Have not seen it or heard it,but I was told that Hahn said on a radio interview that a picture showed that the cage dug about 6 inches into the track and that head hit the track.His neck was probably broke before he went over the fence. Has anyone else heard this?

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Originally Posted by mortboyz

He didn't break his back, the reports were that he fractured T3, which is in the middle of your back (thoracic).....the C section (cervical) is in the neck.

Okie: I'm pretty sure Mortboyz means, his neck is not broke, but the middle of his back (T3) is fractured and reportedly with several bone fragments...

With the poor quality of that video you can't tell what really happened. I'm not too sure the top of the cage even hit the track, or anything for that matter, after the initial roll... IMO, the sudden stop on the concrete floor which is 6 feet lower than track surface is what may have caused Tim's injury.