American motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden has died, five days after he was hit by a car while training on his bicycle, an Italian hospital said Monday. Hayden suffered severe cerebral damage and multiple traumatic injuries, the hospital in Cesena, Italy, had said last week. Bernat Armangue / Associated Press Nicky Hayden holds an American flag after winning the world championship GP at the Cheste racetrack near Valencia, Spain, in October 2006. Nicky Hayden holds an American flag after winning the world championship GP at the Cheste racetrack near Valencia, Spain, in October 2006. After switching to the World Superbike championship last year, Hayden finished fifth in the 2016 standings.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 22, 2017 17:43 UTC