Michigan motorcyclist injured in 30-foot fall during stunt at Saginaw circus
A motorcycle stunt man who plunged 25 feet to the ground during a circus performance said Monday he'll ride again after he recovers from a broken leg and other injuries. / YouTube imageBy Mike Brudenell
Detroit Free Press Sports Writer
February 7, 2012
Promising Michigan FMX motorcycle rider Josh Headford was in fair condition today, according to hospital staff, following a horrific accident while performing at a circus at the Dow Event Center’s Wendler Arena in Saginaw on Sunday.
Headford, 20, who is from Helps, collided with a cable in midair during a high-flying ramp-to-ramp routine at the Elf Khurafeh Shrine Circus, then plummeted about 30 feet to the ground. He is being treated at Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw and underwent surgery Monday.
"Doctors surgically repaired Josh's right femur and right elbow," Scott Murray, Headford's manager and friend, told the Free Press today, as he traveled from Green Bay, Wis., to be with Headford after performing in a monster truck show. "He also has a fractured scapular and wrist, but these should heal on their own."
Murray, a veteran FMX freestyle competitor, said the crash "was very unfortunate." read more:http://www.freep.com/article/20120207/NEWS06/120207008/Motorcyclist-breaks-leg-at-Saginaw-circus?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CSports
Headford, 20, who is from Helps, collided with a cable in midair during a high-flying ramp-to-ramp routine at the Elf Khurafeh Shrine Circus, then plummeted about 30 feet to the ground. He is being treated at Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw and underwent surgery Monday.
"Doctors surgically repaired Josh's right femur and right elbow," Scott Murray, Headford's manager and friend, told the Free Press today, as he traveled from Green Bay, Wis., to be with Headford after performing in a monster truck show. "He also has a fractured scapular and wrist, but these should heal on their own."
Murray, a veteran FMX freestyle competitor, said the crash "was very unfortunate." read more:http://www.freep.com/article/20120207/NEWS06/120207008/Motorcyclist-breaks-leg-at-Saginaw-circus?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CSports
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