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It has been a decade since popular IndyCar driver Justin Wilson was killed in a freak accident at Pocono.
It has been ten years since the tragic death of British IndyCar star Justin Wilson in a freak accident at Pocono. Wilson, driving for Andretti Autosport at the age of 37, was struck on the helmet by debris after a crash by Sage Karam. Despite racing in F1 for Minardi and Jaguar in 2003, Wilson succumbed to massive head injuries the next day. He left behind a wife, two children, and Indy 500 racer brother Stefan. Wilson’s death, the first in IndyCar since Dan Wheldon in 2011, led to the introduction of the aeroscreen head protection system in 2020. The F1 community, including Jenson Button and Max Verstappen, paid heartfelt tributes following the tragic incident.
