MTV host Lavin in critical condition after crash

Las Vegas: 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, according to a report.

The 33-year-old suffered a head injury Thursday night during preliminaries for this weekend's Dew Tour.

The Las Vegas Review Journal reported on 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 hosted MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge.