Race Car Driver Dan Wheldon Hit Head on Post in Fatal Racing Accident

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In late 2011, IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon died in a tragic crash at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. According to a 2-month investigation, a committee determined that Wheldon hit his head on a fence post at the raceway as he rolled his car going 165 miles per hour. Though several of the car's protective devices such as the seatbelts functioned properly, the speed of the car and the placement of the pole were not in Wheldon's favor. The day that the committee released the findings of Wheldon's death, the "first batch of next-generation Indy cars were distributed to race teams". However, experts say that even the new designs may not protect drivers from severe injury or death in the event that conditions favor those in the accident the day that Wheldon died.

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