Well, the bottom line is that the incident was investigated thoroughly. Far more thoroughly than what we can do looking at some video posted on Youtube.
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A grand jury that heard testimony from more than two dozen witnesses, including accident reconstruction experts and drivers, and looked at photographs and video decided against bringing criminal charges against Stewart for the death of 20-year-old sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. during an Aug. 9 race.
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The videos did not demonstrate any aberrational driving by Tony Stewart until the point of impact with Kevin Ward, at which point his vehicle veered to the right up the track as a result of the collision. Prior to that, his course was pretty straight," said Tantillo. He added that toxicology evidence from Ward's autopsy "indicates that at the time of operation he was under the influence of marijuana. The levels determined were enough to impair judgment.
After hearing from numerous witnesses, Accident Reconstruction experts, and other professional Sprint Car Drivers, and viewing pictures and enhancing and analyzing the videos, they determined that Stewart did nothing wrong.
Ward made a very poor choice, likely influenced by the marijuana in his system, and paid the ultimate price.
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A grand jury that heard testimony from more than two dozen witnesses, including accident reconstruction experts and drivers, and looked at photographs and video decided against bringing criminal charges against Stewart for the death of 20-year-old sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. during an Aug. 9 race.
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The videos did not demonstrate any aberrational driving by Tony Stewart until the point of impact with Kevin Ward, at which point his vehicle veered to the right up the track as a result of the collision. Prior to that, his course was pretty straight," said Tantillo. He added that toxicology evidence from Ward's autopsy "indicates that at the time of operation he was under the influence of marijuana. The levels determined were enough to impair judgment.
After hearing from numerous witnesses, Accident Reconstruction experts, and other professional Sprint Car Drivers, and viewing pictures and enhancing and analyzing the videos, they determined that Stewart did nothing wrong.
Ward made a very poor choice, likely influenced by the marijuana in his system, and paid the ultimate price.