North Dakota's 'Flying Farmer' wrecks car during daredevil jump
It was John Smith's first stunt since 2016
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A North Dakota daredevil known as the "The Flying Farmer" will undergo surgery on Monday after crashing his car during a jump on Saturday.
John Smith, 57, corkscrewed his Chevrolet Caprice as it drove off a ramp in a gravel pit in Makoti in front of a crowd of around 300 spectators.
According to the Bismarck Tribune, Smith suffered "a huge slash" in his arm and has been in intensive care since the accident.
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Smith was competing against his son, Brian, 34, to see who could jump their car the farthest.
The younger Smith successfully completed a 90-foot-jump before his father crashed and emergency crews used the Jaws of Life to extricate him from the vehicle.
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Smith's antics are known statewide and he has performed over 100 jumps since the 1990s, but Saturday's was his first since 2016, when he jumped a burning trailer.