Dan Wheldon's Crash

Wheldon married his long-time personal assistant, Susie Behm, originally from Winston-Salem, N.C. in 2008. They had two sons, one of whom was born in February 2009, and the other born in March 2011. They lived in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Death
At the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 16 October 2011, Wheldon was involved in a 15-car accident during lap 11 of the race. The multi-car pile-up resulted in a red flag. Wheldon had to be extricated from his car and was airlifted to a local hospital with what were described as "serious injuries." He subsequently died of his injuries at 1:54 PST. He was 33 years old.