By The Associated Press
The parents of a sprint car driver struck and killed last year by Tony Stewart believe a wrongful death lawsuit is the only way to hold the NASCAR star accountable.
Pamela and Kevin Ward Sr. said Friday on “Good Morning America” they want “justice” for their 20-year-old son.
Kevin Ward Jr. was killed last August at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park when he exited his car under caution in an apparent attempt to confront Stewart. As Ward Jr. walked down the track, he was struck by Stewart’s car.
His parents said Friday they don’t believe Stewart intentionally struck Ward Jr., but Pamela Ward believes Stewart lost his temper. They also believe Stewart revved his engine and swerved toward Ward Jr.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – The family of a young driver struck and killed by Tony Stewart’s car on an upstate New York sprint racing track has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
The lawsuit filed Friday in Lewis County accuses the NASCAR driver of gross negligence, saying he gunned his engine and put his car into a skid as Kevin Ward Jr. walked onto the track after a crash at Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Aug. 9, 2014. The car struck and killed Ward.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages.
A grand jury declined to indict Stewart, who called it “100 percent an accident.”
Stewart is scheduled to make his first appearance at Watkins Glen on Sunday, the anniversary of Ward’s death.
