A grand jury cleared the NASCAR driver of any criminal charges in the on-track death of Kevin Ward Jr.
The cars of Kevin Ward Jr. and Tony Stewart collided August 9 during a race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in upstate New York. Ward’s car was pushed against the wall and came to a stop. Ward got out of the disabled car and ran onto the track to confront Stewart as he came around. Wham, he got smacked by Stewart’s car and croaked.
An Ontario County Grand Jury on Wednesday cleared Stewart of any criminal charges in the incident.
Toxicology tests from the autopsy showed that at the time he was struck by Stewart's car, Kevin Ward was under the influence of marijuana to the extent that it would impair his judgment.
Ah yes, for Kevin Ward pot was less dangerous than alcohol. It only caused him to run onto a track while the race was still going on and jump in front of Tony Stewart’s speeding car.
Could this be a harbinger of things to come in the states of Colorado and Washington? With the legalization of marijuana for recreational use, those two states could experience a rash of car crashes caused by potheads driving with their judgment impaired.
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