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Staff Report Updated 9:22 AM Friday, March 12, 2010

MIDDLETOWN — A professional skydiver injured in a parachuting accident at Middletown’s Hook Field last weekend remained hospitalized as of today, March 12.

Justin Hammons, 29, of Lexington, Ky., was listed in serious condition this morning at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. Hospital staff said Hammons continues to be housed in their intensive care unit.

Hammons was flown to Miami Valley in critical condition Saturday after a “hook turn” maneuver gone awry during a skydive. The move reportedly caused him to descend at a high rate of speed during his landing, at which point police said he struck the ground.

Hammons, whose parachute was open, has completed more than 2,000 jumps. The accident happened on the first day of skydiving for the 2010 season at the Middletown Regional Airport, where the parachuting Team Fastrax is based.

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