Dan Wheldon's Crash

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.
An autopsy conducted on October 17, 2011 concluded that Wheldon died of Blunt force trama to the head.