VOLUME 57 ISSUE 35 SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 P29
Road 2 Recovery Fund
Established For Tevin Tapia
O
n Friday, August
7, Supercross and
Motocross Privateer rider
Tevin Tapia suffered a ma-
jor crash at Fox Raceway
in Pala, California. The
28-year-old was injured
while practicing for the
first round of the 2020
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship. He was
immediately transported
via Air Ambulance to a
nearby hospital where he
underwent a success-
ful surgery to address
fractures to the C6 and C7
vertebrae on Friday eve-
ning. Surgeons performed
a spinal fusion connecting
the two fractured verte-
brae and installed stabili-
zation hardware from his
C5 to C7 vertebrae.
Tapia is in stable condi-
tion with feeling through-
out his body however he
currently has no move-
ment or muscle control
in his left leg. It is expected that
he will remain in the Intensive
Care Unit (ICU) for a few more
days, then move to the in-patient
rehabilitation division of this
hospital for one month. Doctors
are optimistic that with intensive
and long-term therapy, Tevin will
regain full movement and control
of his left leg.
The medical bills are anticipat-
ed to be substantial as Tevin was
without any medical insurance
coverage, therefore, the Road 2
Recovery Foundation has opened
a fundraising campaign to assist
Tevin with all medical bills.
If you are able, please donate
to Tevin's R2R Fund. You can
leave a positive message and
well-wishes below for Tevin and
his family to read. CN
A Road 2 Recovery
Fund has been
established
for injured
motocrosser Tevin
Tapia.
