Motor racing: Mitchell’s condition still serious

FRESNO - J.W. Mitchell of Newport Beach remains in critical

condition at a Fresno hospital after a racing accident last week,

according to the University Medical Center in Fresno.

Mitchell, 56, suffered serious head injuries after colliding with another

car and hitting a retaining wall during a midget-car race at Kings

Speedway in Hanford.

Mitchell was taken to University Medical Center where he has remained in

a coma for several days.

A UMC spokesperson could not confirm if Mitchell is still in a coma, only

that he is in the intensive care unit at the hospital and is in critical

condition.