NASCAR driver Tony Stewart will not be charged in the death of Kevin Ward Jr. On August 9, Ward was killed after being struck by Stewart’s car.
Grand jury returns a "no bill" in Tony Stewart case, which means he won't be charged.
— Cindy Boren (@CindyBoren) September 24, 2014
NASCAR's Tony Stewart not charged by grand jury in death of Kevin Ward Jr. at sprint car race http://t.co/PbyJSAYMYu
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 24, 2014
But it’s this piece of news that’s really got people talking:
BREAKING: Prosecutor: Driver Kevin Ward under influence of marijuana night he was killed by Tony Stewart.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 24, 2014
Ontario County D.A. says Kevin Ward Jr. had enough marijuana in his system "to impair judgement"
— Alex Dunbar (@AlexDunbarNews) September 24, 2014
Reaction is all over the map:
Um, what, that kind of came out of nowhere #TonyStewart
RT @wsbtv: DA said #KevinWard was under influence of marijuana on night of race.
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) September 24, 2014
Oh this is ridiculous. RT @AP: BREAKING: Prosecutor: Driver Kevin Ward under influence of marijuana night he was killed by Tony Stewart.
— A guy named Chris who writes…among other things (@CJWritesNThangs) September 24, 2014
@AP he was also under the influence of Tony Stewart's tires
— JÖe King⚡️ (@iamjoeking) September 24, 2014
Well that's interesting "@AP: BREAKING: Prosecutor: Driver Kevin Ward under influence of marijuana night he was killed by Tony Stewart.”
— Paul Bruzzese (@Paulie_Bruz) September 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/514854592626958336
@ChrisBarnhart WOW.
— Anthony Abides (@AnthonyAbides) September 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/JBowdacious/status/514855863861772288
so? RT @AP: BREAKING: Prosecutor: Driver Kevin Ward under influence of marijuana night he was killed by Tony Stewart.
— dan (@napcannon) September 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/amuse/status/514856525634887680
https://twitter.com/dubhe0ne/status/514855793079115777
https://twitter.com/itsablackguy/status/514854892494942208
https://twitter.com/Rokiaaaaa/status/514858847249629184
@Rokiaaaaa Victim blame?????? Are you kidding?
— Matt ?♌️??⚾️ (@bravestface37) September 24, 2014
@Rokiaaaaa No he was killed because he was near Tony's car. That's why he died. Him being under the influence of pot doesn't help.
— Matt ?♌️??⚾️ (@bravestface37) September 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/OlDirtyPablo/status/514856855827656704
wow. Stop it.✋ "@AP: BREAKING: Prosecutor: Driver Kevin Ward under influence of marijuana night he was killed by Tony Stewart.”
— 3.0 (@LuckyovLegends) September 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/FinancialSkinny/status/514855146111901696
@TheEliJordan @AP unreal announcement. How long have they known he was under the influence? Sad all the way around. Glad Tony was cleared.
— Laura Steele ? (@RealLauraSteele) September 24, 2014
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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