Trey Canard and Ryan Morais injury update - LA Supercross 2012

At the start of tonight's Supercross Main event at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, there was a crash on the first lap of the main event involving Trey Canard and Ryan Morais. Supercross.com has heard and talked to a lot of people to determine the status of both riders.

As the night has progressed, we have heard more. Ryan has a concussion and a broken jaw, and that Trey fractured his back in the T-10/T-12 area, and will have surgery ASAP.

Right now this information is preliminary and we'll keep you updated with news as soon as it becomes available and official.

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Then Sunday morning, here is official information from American Honda regarding Trey's status:

If you haven't already heard, at last night's Los Angeles Supercross, Trey Canard and Ryan Morais were involved in a serious crash during the first lap of the 450 main event. Below is an update on Trey's condition courtesy of American Honda. We wish Trey the best of luck and a speedy recovery.

Team Honda Muscle Milk rider Trey Canard was involved in a crash on the opening lap of last night's Supercross event at Dodger Stadium. Canard injured his back in the incident, and an MRI this morning showed fractures the doctors are evaluating. Canard has 100-percent feeling in his legs, and is currently (Sunday) awaiting the decision by his doctors as to whether or not his injury requires surgery.

American Honda will release additional news on Canard?s condition as it becomes available.

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2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series, an FIM World Championship - LA Recap, Oakland Preview

We are now three rounds deep into the 2012 Monster Energy Supercross Series, and things are beginning to heat up. Last weekend in Los Angeles, two riders rode off with solid wins - Chad Reed in the premiere 450 Supercross class, and Eli Tomac in the 250 Lites West Regional Supercross class.

There was a serious crash involving Trey Canard and Ryan Morais. We will continue to keep you updated as to their health status whenever we receive updates. Both Rick Johnson and Jeremy McGrath in their blogs of this past week commented about the crash:

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Chad Reed took his first win of the season in the Supercross class, while Eli Tomac did the same in Lites racing. But the way the two riders accomplished their feats was completely different.

In the initial gate drop for the 450 Supercross class, Ryan Dungey grabbed the holeshot, mere inches in front of Defending AMA Monster Energy Supercross Champion Ryan Villopoto, but by the second turn, Villopoto had already taken over the lead. Considering his lap times in the heats and practice, the Monster Energy Kawasaki rider looked to be on his way to another runaway victory. But then the red flag came out (because of the crash involved Trey and Ryan) which forced a restart. Before you continue below

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