After a scary crash that left him briefly unconscious in the 250 East/West shootout leading to a red flag, Yamaha have provided an update on Daxton Bennick. Unfortunately it is another concussion plus a compression fracture in his back.
Yamaha posted: “In his crash during the Philadelphia Supercross 250 Main Event, Daxton Bennick sustained a concussion. He also injured his back, and has a compression fracture that will not require surgery. The North Carolina rider is working with his doctors and the team to get back to 100% as soon as possible.”
Meanwhile Bennick said: “Happy to be somewhat ok from the crash in philly got cross jumped pretty hard after a bad start in the main just trying to get through the pack. I did compression fracture a vertebrae in my back and was knocked out for a short amount of time me and the team are gonna start working on a plan to get my recovery going and to come back when I’m ready I have a great group around me and wanna say thanks to everyone reaching out 👊🏻 “
See the violent crash Daxton posted on his IG below:
