Freestyle motocross star Jeremy Lusk dies at age 24
This may not be very “photography related” news for my blog. However, I do find it pretty sad news being that I have personally shot photos of him recently and have been watching his freestyle motocross career take off for quite some time.
This news clip borrowed from the Associated Press:
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Jeremy Lusk, an American freestyle motocross rider, died of head injuries Tuesday after crashing while trying to land a backflip in competition. He was 24.
Jorge Ramirez, chief of the intensive care unit at Calderon Hospital, said Lusk suffered severe brain damage and a possible spinal cord injury.
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. Read more »