Late Friday, the team Nicky is racing for this year, the Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team, released a report on his state of health, following his road accident which occurred while he was maintaining his fitness by bike.
This press release explains that “ Nicky Hayden's clinical situation remains unchanged. His condition is still extremely critical.
“He is still in the intensive care unit at the Maurizio Bufalini hospital in Cesena and the prognosis remains guarded. »
Furthermore, false news has circulated on the internet, which John Ulrich, boss of roadracingworld.com and the team that runs Valentin Debise in the United States, comments on here.
We quote it in full:
“My friend Earl Hayden is facing his own medical issues at home in Kentucky and is unable to travel while his son, 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden, is in a hospital in Italy, his mother Rose Hayden and his brother Tommy Hayden at his side.
“I spoke to Earl this morning, and to add to the family's pain there is a cascade of FAKE NEWS being published across the Internet, including by professional news organizations who should know better.
“Earl explained to me the following:
“The family has not issued a statement that Nicky is dead.
“Nicky IS NOT dead.
“Nicky was cycling alone, NOT in a group of 14 cyclists.
“The doctors did NOT perform surgery on Nicky.
“Nicky HAS NEVER BEEN in an induced coma.
“Yes, people want to know what's going on with Nicky, a great motorcycle racer and a great people person. But from there to making things up or failing to do even the most basic reasonable fact-checking, and publishing FAKE NEWS for commercial gain?
“Have the guilty media organizations considered the effect of their FAKE NEWS on Nicky's family and friends and true fans?
“To paraphrase a famous quote from the 1950s related to fabricated facts, “Are you not ashamed? »
Source: roadracinworld.com
