After ISP completes its investigation, its findings will be given to the Jackson County prosecutor’s office to determine if charges will be filed. The two drivers and a juvenile passenger in the Malibu were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.īoth drivers were given blood tests. The Malibu left the interstate and stopped in a field.Īlbertson was flown to the University of Louisville Hospital where the Greenfield, Indiana, resident died. When the driver of the Malibu changed lanes into the Terrain’s path, the SUV driver lost control of his vehicle, causing the two to collide, according to ISP.Īlbertson was ejected from the Terrian when it rolled over. Authorities say video recorded by a person in another vehicle in the area shows both drivers began driving faster, refusing to let each other pass. on I-65 in Jackson County just south of Seymour, Indiana, when a man driving a Malibu pulled alongside the Terrain. He has raced the full NASCAR season this year but only returned to sprint cars in July.Indiana State Police are continuing their investigation into an apparent road rage incident that claimed the life of Tony Stewart Racing TQ Midget driver Ashlea Albertson.Īlbertson, 24, was a passenger in a GMC Terrain Friday about 11:30 a.m. He broke a leg last year in a sprint car crash that ended his racing season. He also owns a dirt race track in New Weston, Ohio, and has frequently raced sprint cars, even during the NASCAR season. Stewart is a three-time champion in NASCAR's top division and won a sprint car championship in 1995. We are one huge ESS family, you will be truly missed bud! #RIP13," Hebing Racing tweeted. "Our deepest condolences go to the entire Ward Family. He began racing when he was 4, running go-kart events.Ī competitor who runs the car that swerved around Ward expressed sympathy. Ward, from Port Leyden, New York, was in his fifth season in the Empire Super Sprints series. He is grieving, and grief doesn't have a timetable," spokesman Mike Arning said. It is still an emotional time for all involved, Tony included. "The decision to compete in this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Michigan will be Tony's, and he will have as much time as he needs to make that decision. Whether he competes in this weekend's event is still undecided. Stewart decided not to take part in Sunday's NASCAR event at Watkins Glen, New York. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and everyone affected by this tragedy." "It's a very emotional time for all involved. "There aren't words to describe the sadness I feel about the accident that took the life of Kevin Ward Jr.," Stewart said Sunday, according to a written statement tweeted by NASCAR. "The entire Ward family sends their sincere thanks to all that has send their heartfelt notes, calls, texts, anything that has been sent their way," the post says, adding the family is "very proud of Kevin." Ward's funeral will be held Thursday, according to an update on the Empire Super Sprints website. The second video was taken from a different angle, the sheriff said without elaborating. Stewart's car passes close to Ward, and it appears that its right rear tire hits him. One car swerves to avoid Ward on the half-mile dirt track. Ward points a finger and appears to be yelling. Ward gets out of his crashed car and walks determinedly on the track toward the race cars, which had slowed for a yellow flag. Another car narrowly avoids hitting the 13 car as its sits on the track facing the wrong direction. The two cars get close and appear to make contact before Ward's car hits the wall and spins out. 14 car sliding up the track toward Ward's No. On Saturday night, Ward's sprint car hit the outside wall during lap 14 of a 25-lap race put on by the Empire Super Sprints series at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park in upstate New York.Ī video of the incident shows two cars coming out of a turn with Stewart's No. Stewart was interviewed after the incident, authorities have said. Investigators spoke to Stewart's representatives on Monday, the sheriff said. He reiterated that there was no evidence at this point that a crime has been committed. The sheriff said the investigation was progressing well, but gave no timeline as to when it would wrap up. Ward died of his injuries before an ambulance arrived at a hospital. Povero also said investigators were reviewing a second video of the incident in which Stewart's car struck Ward as the young driver stood on the dirt track after a spin out. Povero told reporters that the Ontario County medical examiner finished an autopsy on the 20-year-old driver on Monday. Kevin Ward Jr., a New York sprint car driver who was killed Saturday night after an on-track incident with NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, died of "massive blunt trauma," authorities said Monday
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