The local law enforcement investigation surrounding Tony Stewart and the accidental death of Kevin Ward Jr. is complete. Stewart struck and killed Ward at a race in upstate New York on August 9th. The Office of the Ontario County (N.Y.) District Attorney has decided to send the case of the tragedy occurring at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park to a New York grand jury.
This grand jury will decide if Stewart will face any criminal charges.
Here’s the statement sent out by the communications team of Tony Stewart:
“I respect the time and effort spent by both the Ontario County District Attorney and the Sheriff’s Office in investigating this tragic accident. I look forward to this process being completed, and I will continue to provide my full cooperation.”
Stewart’s PR team also confirmed that he will indeed race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend. Here is the statement from Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo”
“Over the past several weeks, I have reviewed with members of the Ontario County Sheriff’s Department their investigation, as it progressed, in the Tony Stewart matter. Recently that office concluded its work and forwarded the complete case file to me. Upon my review of all of the information contained in the entire investigation, I have made the determination that it would be appropriate to submit the evidence to a grand jury, for their determination as to what action should be taken in this matter.
“Accordingly, the evidence developed in the investigation will be presented to an Ontario County grand jury in the near future.”
Here is the initial statement sent out by the Tony Stewart team after the fatal accident.
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