<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Dancing With the Stars pro Mark Ballas was taken to the hospital on Monday, June 16, following a car crash in L.A., TMZ reported. Friends say he&amp;apos;ll be okay.\r\n\r\nAccording to TMZ, 28-year-old Ballas was driving and turning when a speeding vehicle slammed into the right rear side of his car. The site said that Ballas complained of back pain and whiplash, and was taken to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was prescribed medication.\r\nCandace Cameron Bure, his partner on season 18 of DWTS, confirmed the accident via Twitter, writing, &amp;quot;So glad he&amp;apos;s OK -- talked to him briefly tonight.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nIt&amp;apos;s been a rough season for Ballas, who was injured last month during DWTS rehearsals. An ABC spokesperson told Us at the time that Ballas&amp;apos; shoulder popped out during a routine, and he had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance.\r\n\r\nBallas and Bure made it to the finals, losing&amp;#xA0;to first-time Mirrorball winner Maks Chmerkovskiy and his Olympian partner Meryl Davis."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/mark-ballas-in-car-crash-dwts-pro-taken-to-hospital-2014176>