Nascars tony stewart hits, kills driver kevin ward jr. How will auto racing heal after the tony stewart, kevin ward jr. Nascar driver tony stewart hit and killed another driver who was walking on a track during a dirttrack race in upstate new york, authorities said sunday. The crash happened at turn 2 of the canandaigua racetrack. Tony stewart hits, kills driver in sprint car race usa today. Tony stewart sued by family of young driver he killed. Motorsports park, the ontario county sheriffs department. Nearly two months after tony stewart struck and killed a fellow driver, the district attorneys office announced today that a grand jury.
Ward got out of his car and approached stewart s car under caution when ward was struck and killed. Nascar driver tony stewart hit and killed another driver who was walking on a track during a dirttrack race in upstate new york, authorities. There should be rules in sprint car racing to keep a driver inside his or her. There is no denying that the death saturday night of 20yearold sprint car driver kevin ward, jr. Nascar driver tony stewart cleared in fatal track accident abc. The back right tire of stewarts racecar struck and killed ward.
The two drivers had been involved in a minor collision moments earlier on the track at canandaigua motorsports park, about 25 miles southeast of rochester. Nascar driver tony stewart, right, speaks with team owner joe gibbs while in the garage at daytona international speedway on feb. Tony stewart didnt race in sundays nascar sprint cup race after he struck and killed sprint car driver kevin ward jr. Tony stewart struck and killed a fellow driver with his sprint car late saturday night during a dirttrack race at canandaigua n. The family of a young driver struck and killed by tony stewart s car on an upstate new york sprint racing track filed.
The parents of kevin ward jr right, a young driver who was struck and killed by tony stewart s car on an upstate new york sprint racing track. Stewart struck, killed driver in sprint car fox sports. Driver struck by tony stewart car died of blunt force. Driver struck by tony stewart car died of blunt force trauma sprint car driver kevin ward jr. The father of the driver run over and killed by tony stewart told the syracuse poststandard that theres no reason for the crash that led to his sons death. Threetime nascar champion tony stewart struck and killed a fellow sprintcar racer, 20yearold kevin ward, who was confronting stewart on. Nascar driver tony stewart struck and killed a driver who was walking on a dirt track during a race in upstate new york.
Yes, tony stewart did run over a fellow driver, who was. Ward, 20, was killed at a dirt track race at canandaigua n. A grand jury in ontario county declined to charge stewart with either manslaughter in the second. Motorsports park in august 2014 after stewart bumped into his car. Newly filed court documents include retired stockcar driver tony stewart s depiction of the canandaigua crash that killed kevin ward jr. Kevin ward jr parents insist nascar driver tony stewart is. Nascar champion tony stewart hits, kills driver in upstate. A team spokesman said after the race that stewart had not been informed of the driver s death. An american racing driver has died after being struck by the car of threetime nascar champion tony stewart in new york. Povero confirmed that driver struck by stewart was killed in the incident. Threetime nascar champion tony stewart struck and killed a fellow sprintcar racer, 20yearold kevin ward, who was confronting stewart on the dirt track of the empire super sprints in. Tony stewart hits, kills walking driver on sprintcar. Driver killed in accident involving nascar star tony stewart.
Nascar driver tony stewart struck and killed sprint car driver kevin ward jr. Nascar driver tony stewart sued one year after fatal crash sport. Nascars tony stewart kills driver on ny track youtube. Cnn nascar driver tony stewart hit and killed another driver who was walking on a track during a dirttrack race in upstate new york. Family felt forced into settlement with tony stewart. Family of a kevin ward jr files wrongful death lawsuit that accuses stewart of gross negligence when his car hit the young driver as he walked.