http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/news/update-sky-news-reports-top-gears-richard-hammond-driving-vampire-jet-car-at-280-mph-at-time-of-accident-202054.php

Richard Hammond is a TV motoring journalist whom I happen to be quite a fan of. Currently I'm pretty annoyed at the aspect of him dieing... so sorry if I am not my normal heart-less self...

Seems the show he presents, 'Top gear', is little known in America so I though i might post some video links. He presents the show along with James May and Jeremy clarkson.

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=3257310064728561018&q=top+gear

First episode of the latest series, challenge involved converting a standard people carrier into a convertible people carrier, then driving it though a car wash..

whoa... that whoaa.

Top Gear? I know that show, I watched a lot of British TV on my vacation and my uncle loved that show. If Richard Hammond is the young guy then he's the host of Brainiac.

Top Gear? I know that show, I watched a lot of British TV on my vacation and my uncle loved that show. If Richard Hammond is the young guy then he's the host of Brainiac.

That is correct, Hes 36 i believe, wife and kids too.

That suck. From what I've seen on Braniac, he was cool.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/5365676.stm

Probably a better report, was something like 315 MPH according to 'The Sun', thats a newspaper by the way...

dammit, hammond made that show... if hes not there anymore then there wont be anyone for clarkson to take the piss out of.

Ow... I love Richard...

Same, his condition is now said to be 'serious but stable', quite lucky considering he lived though a crash like that.

Hope he'll live. He was pretty cool even if Brainiac were horrible scientists sometimes.

I hope he'll live too, according to recent reports he has said to have improved over-night and currently has a good chances of making a recovery.

http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/car_news_article.aspx?cp-documentid=947522

More information about it.