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Fastest Man on the Planet Injured in Car Crash

Posted Apr 29th 2009 6:42PM by TMZ Staff

Usain BoltThe Jamaican sprinter who set the 100m world record at the Beijing Olympics suffered mild injuries today after crashing his BMW on a highway in his homeland.

Usain Bolt -- who ran the 100m dash in a mind-blowing 9.69 seconds last year -- and a female passenger were taken to a hospital in the Saint Catherine Parish after Bolt lost control of his car while (get this) he was allegedly speeding on a rain-slicked highway.

Officials say Bolt -- who's due to compete in a 150m race in England in a few weeks -- is undergoing tests to see if he'll be healthy enough to compete.

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1. first how sad

Posted at 7:05PM on Apr 29th 2009 by Are you kidding me ?

2. WELL HIS CAREER IS OVR THEN.. NEXT!

Posted at 7:07PM on Apr 29th 2009 by RACHEL

3. 9.69! did u see that? that was amazing! he could do it better, but he didn't care abt new record.

Posted at 7:09PM on Apr 29th 2009 by me&me

4. Seems kind of suspicious when news reports yesterday have an unnamed Olympic track & field gold medalist coming back with positive banned substance results based on new tests of Olympic samples. Coincidence?

Posted at 7:17PM on Apr 29th 2009 by Tinhat

5. They have already released the names of all 6 people who tested positive and he wasn't one. And yes there were 7 positive retests, but 2 were for the same person.

Posted at 7:29PM on Apr 29th 2009 by Duvy

6. Don't worry he'll be on the track in England, He will beat u all and dominate the season. You gonna wish he was on drugs. We're not like u, Jamaica FOREVER. Talent over Steroids.

Posted at 7:41PM on Apr 29th 2009 by Jamaican Spirit

7. The roads in Ja are very dangerous. Wet or not.

Posted at 7:58PM on Apr 29th 2009 by robertswifeintx

8. jamaicans are strong and determined people. he will compete in that 150m race. he will go back eating those trelawny yam

Posted at 8:32PM on Apr 29th 2009 by nikki

9. Him and Nick Hogan need to hang out together.

Posted at 9:09PM on Apr 29th 2009 by Butcher

10. This would never have happened if he was driving a bobsled. :)

Posted at 9:37PM on Apr 29th 2009 by Iggy

11. BOLT is the fastest man alive and all you ppl hoping for a positive drug test it aint gonna happen ok. He is ok and all of us in Jamaica as well as the caribbean and am sure persons elsewhere are very happy that it was a minor accident

Posted at 9:36AM on Apr 30th 2009 by Protina

12. Seriously, who really cares about this guy... does anyone even know who he is.? Also the injuries you said are "MILD" so why is this even an issue-I really doubt anyone has heard of this person... I am amazed at the crap TMZ posts on their "slow days"

Posted at 9:43PM on Apr 29th 2009 by martymo

13. WHO CARES... he is not in critical condition, no one died so who cares. If you choose to drive fast on a dangerous road let alone a wet road you must deal with the outcome... but really... who cares,,,?????

Posted at 9:42PM on Apr 29th 2009 by jammo

14. it would have been faster for him to have got out and sprinted...

Posted at 9:40PM on Apr 29th 2009 by noyankhere

15. you risk your life everytime you are on a Jamaican road, They drive like he runs!!

Posted at 9:57PM on Apr 29th 2009 by Graciousplenty

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