IndyCar Driver Wilson From Longmont Saves 6 Lives By Donating Organs, Fans Pay Tribute
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP/CBS4) - IndyCar driver Justin Wilson is altering lives in death.
His younger brother said Tuesday on Twitter that Wilson saved six lives by donating his organs.
The 37-year-old Wilson died Monday night from a head injury suffered when a piece of debris struck him at Pocono Raceway. A British driver who lived in Longmont, Colorado, Wilson was hit in the head during Sunday's race by piece of debris from another car. Wilson's car veered into an interior wall at the track and he was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Wilson drove a Honda from 2008 through 2015 in IndyCar, and the manufacturer offered its condolences Monday.
A memorial to Wilson is growing outside the main gate of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
British flags, flowers, candles and messages to the driver were placed there Tuesday,.
IndyCar fan Jay Eubanks says everyone who comes to the track is like family.
Gov. Mike Pence released a statement saying "Wilson was a courageous driver on the track and a kind and gracious man off the track." He and first lady Karen Pence offered their sympathies and prayers for Wilson's wife, Julia, and their daughters.
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