Posted on 09/24/2014 12:13:11 PM PDT by C19fan
NASCAR champion Tony Stewart will reportedly not face charges in the death of fellow driver driver Kevin Ward Jr. Ward was hit and killed in a horrifying crash that was caught on film last month, but a grand jury decided today that they will not bring up charges against Stewart,TMZ reports. The case was handed to a grand jury earlier this month by Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo, who made the decision to present the case after reviewing evidence of the tragic crash. Ward was fatally struck by Stewart while getting out of his car to confront the racing veteran, after the two collided on a prior lap at a race on August 9. Tantillo is expected to release a statement on the ruling at 3pm.
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That was fast. Should have never gone to a Grand Jury.
IMO, mandatory drug testing should be instituted....too many car wrecks. How many of those drivers are high during a race?
This was a very sad event, a total tragedy.
But it was not Stewart’s fault. This is a heart breaking case where the victim was the person at fault primarily. Tough for the families of both men.
uh, NONE.
the ruling will be declared racist. you wait.
Are you on drugs now?
I thought a grand jury should see the evidence.
I mentioned in my past post that it would indict or not indict.
I have no dog in this fight.
The fact that the Grand Jury did not indict will actually help Stewart.
What took so long? I don’t care if you’re mad, glad or sad, If you walk out into an active auto race track you take your own self out.
Ward should have never gotten out of the car. It was not on fire, he unfortunately put himself in harms way.
Wait until 2015 and all the new rules..
You ain’t seen nothing yet.
I support drug testing for the remaining viewers and Brian FRance. :-)
Good.
Very few.
Maybe, Al Sharpton is looking in the possibility that Kevin Ward could have been a white black.
Look for libs to call for crosswalks at racetracks.
He’s gonna go eat a big ham samwich, the one they didn’t indict today.
sad to see a family lose such a bright and rising star.
Let it rest? Back to you, DA.
Most big league racing like NASCAR & Indy League require drug test.
Banjguy is old, probably picks with a jar of shine next to him.
In some states getting no-billed by the GJ will protect you from civil suits.
“How many of those drivers are high during a race?”
My unscientific estimate would be ZERO.
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