South Laurel grad injured in skydive

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March 10, 2010

Anonymous The Times-Tribune The Times-Tribune Wed Mar 10, 2010, 08:40 AM EST

CORBIN — Times-Tribune Staff Report

1998 South Laurel High School graduate, Justin Hammons, a professional skydiver, remained in serious condition Tuesday at a Dayton, Ohio hospital.

Hammons, 29, living now in Lexington, was injured Saturday in a parachute jump at Middletown, Ohio’s Hook Field.

The incident happened at about 5 p.m. on the first day of jumping season at the airport.

Hammons was a member of Team Fast Trax and was called an experienced jumper with about 2,000 completed jumps.

The Dayton Daily News reported that Hammons apparently made a series of errors in the jump with his parachute open.

He had reportedly made a “hook turn” on his descent which is supposed to allow jumpers to come to a running stop upon landing.

As a result, Hammons reportedly couldn’t position himself correctly and struck the ground at a high rate of speed.

He is a patient at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.

The Ohio Highway Patrol and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident.

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