Michael Schumacher suffered a head injury while skiing. With a body packed in ice, in a coma, and with burr holes drilled in his head, the prognosis is grim. He will be 45 years old this Friday.

Wikipedia already has the details of his skiing accident on his page listed under the heading "Death".

British journalist Kevin Garside told CNN that Schumacher is "a very good skier" but acknowledged that he is "fearless" -- like most Formula 1 drivers.
"These people don't recognize fear like you and I do. There is no gene in their body that lets them go slow," Garside said.