NASCAR's Tony Stewart Runs Over Other Driver, Killing Him

An incident involving NASCAR's Tony Stewart leaves one driver dead.
By Ed Scarce — August 10, 2014

It's just been announced that Tony Stewart will not be driving today at Watkins Glen.

via Deadspin

NASCAR driver Tony Stewart ran over a competitor, 20-year-old Kevin Ward Jr., during a confrontation at a sprint car race on Saturday night at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in New York. Ward was killed.

In the video above, via YouTube, you can see Ward apparently confronting Stewart on foot after Ward's car is run into the wall. He is struck, dragged, then thrown a number of feet. According to Ontario County Sheriff Philip C. Povero, Ward was dead on arrival at the hospital

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