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TOOELE, Utah (AP) -- A Speed Week driver at the Bonneville Salt Flats was hurt when his vehicle crashed and rolled at 244 mph, a Tooele County sheriff's dispatcher said.
The crash occurred Thursday. The driver was cut from the vehicle and flown to a hospital.
His name was not released, and his condition could not be determined Friday.
A dispatcher at the sheriff's office would provide no additional details.
The Southern California Timing Association, which sponsors the speed trials, did not immediately return a call Friday. ------ Information from: Deseret Morning News, http://www.deseretnews.com
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-08-18-06 1212MDT
