Race car driver burned in crash is 12-year-old
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Sunday, April 6th 2008, 4:48 pm
By:
News 9
Staff and wire reports
A young girl hospitalized Saturday night with severe burns after a crash at an Oklahoma City race track is 12-years-old, said authorities.
A fire official said the girl suffered severe burns after the crash at the I-44 Speedway in southwest Oklahoma City.
A spokeswoman for the Emergency Medical Services Authority said the girl was taken to OU Medical Center in critical condition and then transferred to a burn center in Galveston, Texas.
Fire officials said she has severe burns on her back, arms, legs and neck.
The girl's name has not yet been released.
