Hammond Critical - Top Gear Car Crash!

Just like to add my own comment to this. Was really gutted upon hearing the news that he'd had the accident, hope he makes a speedy recovery and my thoughts got out to him and his family.

Get well soon Hamster. :(
 
Tob3z said:
Also the helicopter service is making a good amount of cash from this. I don't think that's right to profit from a celebs accident.
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I think you win stupid post of the year.

Considering they are a non-profit organisation how can they profit from it?
 
Tob3z said:
Grrr I really want to know more about his condition :(

I hope he makes a good recovery.

Just watched BBC1 news. I don't really understand it myself. If he has brain damage what does this mean?

Also the helicopter service is making a good amount of cash from this. I don't think that's right to profit from a celebs accident.
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Perhaps they want to wait till theres some definate information, he may still be undergoing tests, it may be too early to be sure.

I doubt they want to paint things as too negative and then get accused of sensationalism, but then it wouldnt be good to say everything is fine when its not, its a wait and see

as for your last comment, i think we should all turn our backs to you until you realise the stupidity of your saying, after being helped by them himself why on earth wouldnt he put his full backing behind any effort to support the air ambulance, id be surprised if he doesnt make a financial donation himself if he has chance
 
Interesting article at the daily mail.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=406373&in_page_id=1770
The BBC could face unlimited fines if found guilty of health and safety breaches.

A full investigation into the crash was launched today by the Health and Safety Executive, which sent an inspector to the site. It will gather evidence which could lead to a prosecution of the BBC.

An HSE spokesman said today: "The competence of Hammond to handle cars at that speed would be something both us and the police would look at.

"The competence of the driver should have been taken into account in the BBC's risk assessment. I presume the inspector will want to see that."

Richard Noble, a former holder of the world land speed record, today welcomed the inquiry.

He said: "I am all for this. There will be a report published on this and everybody will learn from it."

North Yorkshire Police said its collision investigation unit was examining the wreckage for clues.

At this stage there was no evidence of any criminal wrongdoing such as the car having been tampered with. A spokesman said: "Very few people have experience of driving jet cars. I don't know what his (Hammond's) experience is."

The investigation will be assisted by Colin Fallows, holder of the British land speed record, and Mark Newby, who were supervising the runs. They owned and built the Vampire.

A spokesman for the two men said today: "They have no idea what went wrong. They are very upset for Richard. They will remain at the site for a couple of days.

"The Vampire has been driven hundreds of times by professional drivers at these very high speeds. Safety is absolutely paramount. Other journalists have also driven the car previously at that speed."

Mr Noble, who topped 633mph when he broke the record in the US in 1983, raised a series of concerns. He questioned whether Hammond was sufficiently experienced to be driving a jet car at such high speeds.

"I suspect there were very substantial media pressures there. The thing was seen as a television event. And maybe the guys (at the BBC) didn't understand the risk they were running," said Mr Noble.

"It is very easy to be carried away and not realise the enormous risk you are actually taking. It is particularly dangerous on a very short runway."

Mr Noble said the airfield in Yorkshire, at 1.9miles, was short compared with the 11 miles of Bonneville salt flats in Utah and the 13-mile runway at Black Rock desert in Nevada where he broke his record.

He added: "A jet car has virtually unlimited power. If the car comes unstuck at any time and the wheels leave the ground it keeps on going because it effectively becomes a firework. The driver has to be highly experienced."

The BBC today confirmed it has launched an internal investigation.

A spokeswoman said: "The circumstances will be fully investigated by the BBC and this process began last night."

She refused to comment any further on what risk assessments, if any, the Top Gear production team carried out before the stunt, saying: "Until the BBC's investigation is complete it would be inappropriate to comment on the details of what happened."
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I said to the mrs last night from the moment i heard the news at 9pm last night. How could he have had the experience to run it?. It was also mentioned on Sky News this afternoon that smoke was seen coming from the car.
 
Kent said:
So is this going to be a life-long physical/mental injury or will he return to Top Gear as usual in the future?
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Erm how do you expect anyone on here to know the answer to that? Impossible to say when you don't know the full circumstances.
 
Kent said:
So is this going to be a life-long physical/mental injury or will he return to Top Gear as usual in the future?
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There will always be some mental scar from something like this in my opinion.
 
Just read on the BBC site that he has "suffered a significant brain injury", but doctors are "reasonably optimistic the 36-year-old would make a good recovery", so I dont know what to believe from that :(

Tob3z said:
Also the helicopter service is making a good amount of cash from this. I don't think that's right to profit from a celebs accident.
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Unbelievable...
 
I think the injury will have been internal from the brain smashing against the inside of his skull, possible bleeding, etc Potentially serious but treatable, boxers get this kind of injury.

If he has been up talking to people, had vistors then he hasnt had major surgery.. ?
 
Has Richard definitely been conscious since being taken to hospital? The fact he complained of lower back pain at the scene obviously means he was conscious then...

Does anyone know if a loose tyre wall would have helped or made things worse in this case?
 
On Itv they showed an overview and one wheel or side of the vehicle had gouged the tarmac before he braked with both wheels and then lost control, does that suggest a blowout?
 
IceBus said:
Has Richard definitely been conscious since being taken to hospital? The fact he complained of lower back pain at the scene obviously means he was conscious then...

Does anyone know if a loose tyre wall would have helped or made things worse in this case?
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One parachute failed, the car veered, and pitched in the grass and rolled. He was unconcious when they got to him, but started to come around as they worked to free him from the wreckage. At this stage he was complaining of lower back pain and general discomfort, yet he had feelings in his legs.

He was not unconcious at hospital from injury but rather through dia morphine to place his body into a complete relaxed healing state. He could be made concious at any time. There was 'noted' significant swelling on his brain which has been relieved and the outcome is very optimistic that he will make a recovery. To what degree that recovery is remains to be unseen, but it is hoped it will be full, although not immediate.

If Ron Burgundy says it, it must be true!

To the guy about the helicopter. I hope they are short of cash if you ever need air lifting!
 
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