Amber Garner, 22, seriously injured at Wilkesboro Dragway when race car loses control and hits her in Wilkesboro, North Carolina
WATCH: Racecar crashes into fans in North Carolina, injures woman
Right before her family planned to leave the event Saturday at Wilkesboro Dragway, a racecar lost control, leaving the track and slamming into the area where Garner was standing.
Wilkesboro Dragway crash sends woman to hospital after being hit during race
Mike Garner, Amber Garner’s father, said she was scheduled for surgery until late Tuesday afternoon and that he hoped the family would be able to see her after.
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