Driver Has Suffered Extensive Brain Damage

A race car driver who was injured seriously in a racing accident one week ago has suffered extensive brain damage, a W.A. Foote Memorial Hospital doctor said Friday.

Rick Baldwin, 31, of Corpus Christi, Tex., suffered head injuries and bruises when his car ran into a wall June 14 during qualifying for the Miller American 400 stock car race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.

Tests on Baldwin at the hospital in Jackson revealed the presence of extensive brain dysfunction, Dr. Greg Baumann, chairman of the hospital’s department of emergency medicine, said Friday. Baldwin was unconscious and in critical condition.