Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/KTM’s Jessy Nelson is awaiting surgery in a Cooperstown, New York, hospital, following a crash during Moto 2 of the 250cc class at the 0Unadilla National in New Berlin, New York, Saturday, August 13.
Nelson, 22, of Templeton, California, was descending a hill on the track when he appeared to high-side in a rut and crash with his motorcycle landing on top of him. The race was immediately red-flagged and Nelson was transported to Cooperstown for further evaluation after complaining that he lacked feeling in his lower extremities. Nelson posted the following statement on his Twitter account on August 14:
“In the second Moto at Unadilla, I had a crash in a tricky turn, ultimately ending with a red flag for the race. I went down pretty hard of a direct result of the bike hitting me from behind. I am currently at a hospital in Cooperstown, NY where we are waiting for some swelling to go down in my back before doing surgery. At this time I have limited feeling from my waist down. The hope is that after the swelling goes down, I will get some more feeling back. Thank you all for your support, kind thoughts and prayers. I will keep you posted in the next few days!”
Nelson had finished sixth in the first 250cc moto at Unadilla, and he was ultimately credited with 14th overall at the event. It was his second race back after missing five rounds due to another injury. During the previous round at Washougal, Washington, Nelson matched a season-best third-place moto finish in Moto 2; he finished ninth overall. Nelson is currently 17th in the 2016 Lucas Oil 250cc Pro Motocross Championship series points standings. Nelson is also the defending FIM MXGP of the USA Champion.
DirtBikes.com sends its thoughts and well wishes to Nelson for a quick and complete recovery.
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