"Tony pinched him into the frontstretch wall, a racing thing," Graves said. "The right rear tire went down, he spun on the exit of (Turn) 2. They threw the caution and everything was toned down. Kevin got out of his car. … He was throwing his arms up all over the place at Tony for most of the corner.
"I know Tony could see him. I know how you can see out of these cars. When Tony got close to him, he hit the throttle. When you hit a throttle on a sprint car, the car sets sideways. It set sideways, the right rear tire hit Kevin, Kevin was sucked underneath and was stuck under it for a second or two and then it threw him about 50 yards."
Police would confirm only that they are investigating an undisclosed incident that took place at approximately 10 p.m. during a sprint-car race at the half-mile dirt track north of Syracuse.
Breaking: Kevin Ward died from injuries sustained from being struck by Tony Stewart's car.
Never thought something like this could happen. Manslaughter minimum. Possible homicide.
No intent, but I see a manslaughter charge at least since Ward died. Even if it was by his own stupidity.
Also look for sharks....uh, lawyers to get involved with a civil suit.
After watching the video, several times, understanding Tony Stewart has a temper, I have no doubt he gunned the car under caution ( I mean, he did it, there is no question), my opinion to send a message, and it went horribly wrong. Frankly, you swerve to miss someone, especially when driving in a straight line, not speed up. This was not under a racing condition, where the cars are literally sliding thru the corners.
I don't know if there should be any punishment, I'm having a hard time thinking Tony Stewart isn't facing defending himself against a manslaughter charge.
Cooler heads didn't prevail, and if I'm NASCAR, I institute some serious rules in regards to leaving your car to chase someone down.
Heard Rush say there is a report Stewart will not face criminal charges. The authorites must have viewed the act of walking out on the track as too wreckless and lacking any other evidence of intent they had bupkis.
Heard Rush say there is a report Stewart will not face criminal charges. The authorites must have viewed the act of walking out on the track as too wreckless and lacking any other evidence of intent they had bupkis.
WTF? When did logic come into play?
Rush was right after all...no criminal charges.
And Kevin Ward's system was full of chronic...don't smoke and drive, dude... ::facepalm::
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2768427/NASCAR-champion-Tony-Stewart-cleared-charges-crash-killed-drier.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2768427/NASCAR-champion-Tony-Stewart-cleared-charges-crash-killed-drier.html)