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Da Matta Stable After Race Car Hits Deer

Saturday, August 05, 2006 6:35:30 PM

  Cristiano da Matta, of Brazil, puts his ear plugs in during Champ car qualifying at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, in this April 9, 2005 photo, in Long Beach, Calif.  Champ Car driver Cristiano da Matta was airlifted to a hospital after his race car collided with a deer that wandered onto the track during a test session at Road America, in Elkhart, Wis, on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006.  Da Matta was airlifted to Theda Clark Memorial Hospital in Neenah. Champ Car series spokesman Steve Shunck said da Matta was unconscious when he was airlifted. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) - Champ Car driver Cristiano da Matta's condition has stabilized but he remains in intensive care with a head injury after a collision with a deer at Road America.

Multiple CT scans reveal no further bleeding in his head but there is swelling of the brain as doctors expected, said Dr. Chris Pinderski, Champ Car World Series director of medical affairs.

"His condition has stabilized but he will remain under heavy sedation as his recovery process continues," Pinderski said Saturday in a statement.


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