Cracknell was 400 miles and five days into his 3,600-mile ultra race when the truck struck him just outside of Winslow, Arizona. Cracknell suffered a laceration to the back of his head and bruising to the brain but no other broken bones. He is currently in in a Phoenix hospital.
The Discovery Channel was filming Cracknell's race across America for a television special, but cameras weren't rolling when the crash happened.
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–Erin Beresini