MTV Host T.J. Lavin Critical After Accident

LAS VEGAS (AP) —  The Las Vegas Review Journal is reporting BMX rider and MTV host T.J. Lavin has been placed in a medically induced coma after he crashed following a jump during an event at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.

The 33-year-old suffered a head injury Thursday night during preliminaries for this weekend's Dew Tour. The newspaper reported Friday that Lavin was unconscious and taken to a hospital where he was listed in critical condition.

Lavin has been riding professionally since he was 19 and won three X Games titles in the 1990s.

Known as the "King of Dirt," Lavin also hosts MTV's "Real World/Road Rules Challenge."

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