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Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart will not face charges in the death of fellow driver driver Kevin Ward Jr, after fatally hitting the 20-year-old in a race last month.
Ward was hit and killed in a horrifying crash that was caught on film, but a grand jury decided today not to bring up any charges against Stewart.
At an afternoon press conference announcing the decision, Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo made the startling revelation that Ward was under the influence of marijuana the night he was hit and that there was enough of the drug in his system 'to impair judgement'.
Ward was fatally struck by Stewart while getting out of his car to confront the racing veteran, after the two collided on a prior lap at a race on August 9 at upstate New York's Canandaigua Motorsports Park track.
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No toxicology tests were conducted on Stewart, following New York law, but he was interviewed that night by a certified drug recognition expert, Tantillo said.
Tantillo says he informed Ward's father of the decision, and that while Ward Sr was 'disappointed', he appreciated the work done on the investigation.
The grand jury deliberated for less than an hour on whether to bring up charges of second-degree manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide before determining 'that there is no basis to charge Tony Stewart with any crimes'.
Tantillo said the grand jury saw accident reconstructions, reviewed photographs and two video recordings of the incident, heard from witnesses and was presented other evidence before voting on Wednesday not to indict Stewart.
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