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Old 08-10-2014, 12:19 PM
spdrun spdrun is offline
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Neither murder nor manslaughter. A tragic accident, compounded by the guy who was hit running out onto a racetrack to wave his willy around. That's like running into traffic on a freeway.

Driving on loose surfaces isn't like street driving -- Stewart could have hit throttle to make his car turn away from the guy faster. Or he could have throttled up to spray Ward with dirt. Basically impossible to prove intent to kill or maim beyond a reasonable doubt.

If anything, this should be a wrongful death lawsuit. The sheriff is right in not launching a criminal investigation since a jury trial would be a waste of the county's money.
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