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Sal Saavedra in ICU in Riverside

Updated: November 13, 2012, 8:29 PM ET
By Aaron Nardi | ESPN.com

BMX dirt rider Sal Saavedra, brother to Deluxe BMX/Profile Racing pro Mike Saavedra, is currently in the Intensive Care Unit at Riverside Hospital after crashing at the Jurupa skatepark on Saturday. Saavedra was reportedly filming for his new sponsor Dead Era when he crashed. He was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with severe bleeding on the brain. Doctors placed Saavedra, 22, in a medically induced coma for 48 hours to monitor the bleeding.

According to Saavedra's ...

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