SPLN SUX Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP)—Jeremy Lusk, an American freestyle motocross racer, died of head injuries two days after crashing while trying to land a backflip in competition. He was 24. He had surgery in Calderon Hospital in San Jose to relieve swelling on his brain, but his condition worsened and he died Monday night, Metal Mulisha, his riding group, said Tuesday. Lusk won a gold medal at the 2008 X Games. He was injured Saturday night when he failed to complete a full rotation while attempting a Hart Attack backflip and slammed headfirst into the dirt. Lusk crashed in almost identical fashion in the freestyle semifinals at the 2007 X Games but was not hurt. He had a successful 2008 season, winning Freestyle gold at the X Games and silver in Best Trick when he landed the first double-grab Hart Attack backflip. He won a bronze helmet in Freestyle at the Moto X World Championships in his hometown of San Diego. Lusk, who lived in Temecula, Calif., is survived by his wife, Lauren. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_aFONwLb5o&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsn2o281 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Damn thats shitty as hell. Rip... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 He hit fucking hard. These guys make it look so easy that you don't really think of how dangerous it can be. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 damn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.1cutlass Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Holy shit he hit hard. Thats aweful. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Damn, RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic_Influx Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Wow, that's sad to hear. That was painful as hell to watch. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GMoney Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Wow did he bend backwards, RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 thats sad... only 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 thats Ezra Lusk's little brother. Ezra quit racing motocross when Jeremy got hurt quite a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverEvo8owner Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Omg Did you see his head just shaking around on the stretcher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 That was awful. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 That truly really is disturbing shit. I wonder if he broke his neck in addition to the massive concussion he would have received from that hit. The worst was seeing him flip over and smash his head on the ground. That's just brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Omg Did you see his head just shaking around on the stretcher? Yeah nice brace job. Pretty sick. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHIEF Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Youtube took it down. Any other links? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourString Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsbcRncXjmg That really sucks. I would never be brave enough to do something like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 614Streets Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5d3_1234274441 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Yea that is some killer track side EMT work there. They freaking take his helmet off right there WTF?!? Sad stuff RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2highpsi Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I read about this earlier but just now watched the video. That was terrible. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Saw it yesterday, brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZappBrannigan Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I decided not to watch it. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I decided not to watch it. RIP after watching it, I wish I hadn't. poor guy. this is terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awda4 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 that was horrible to watch! RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHaze Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 My god, that was horrible. Normally, I would praise EMT and emergency peoples for their efforts, but that was AWFUL. I would think it'd be obvious to not remove his helmet after a crash like that and to top it off, they run with him on the stretcher, bouncing his limbs around like crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOS50 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 after watching it, I wish I hadn't. poor guy. this is terrible. Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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