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Jason Priestley Injured in Crash
August 2002

Actor Jason Priestley of Beverly Hills, 90210 fame suffered a broken back and other injuries when his Indy-style racing car crashed head-on into a wall during practice at the Kentucky Speedway on Sunday. Priestley is listed in serious but stable condition at the Kentucky Medical Center.

Though he was an experienced driver, and has raced professionally for the past ten years, Priestley apparently ran over a patch of "oil-dry," an absorbent material used to soak up oil from another car. The car turned sideways, then corrected and slammed head-on into an outside wall at 180 mph.

In addition to his broken back, the 32 year-old actor suffered fractures to both feet and lacerations on the bridge of his nose, left cheek and neck; he apparently did not suffer any paralysis. Doctors say that, aside from a temporary memory loss from his moderate concussion, Priestley should be able to fully recover from all his injuries.