Overview
- Juan Cruz Yacopini posted video and photos showing a surprise visit from Alfredo Guiroy, the spine neurosurgeon who treated and operated on him in Mendoza after his December accident.
- The reigning 2025 FIA Bajas Cross-Country champion remains hospitalized at the Instituto Fleni in Buenos Aires as he continues his recovery.
- His inner circle and medical team are evaluating, but have not finalized, a move to the United States for specialized rehabilitation.
- The driver was injured on December 19, 2025, after diving into shallow water at El Carrizal, suffering a head impact, loss of consciousness, and cardiorespiratory arrest before being resuscitated en route to hospital.
- Following initial care at Hospital Perrupato and Clínica de Cuyo, he was diagnosed with severe polytrauma and spinal shock, and his injuries ruled him out of the 2026 Dakar Rally with Toyota Gazoo Racing Sudáfrica.