NASCAR champion Tony Stewart hits and kills driver in sprint car race

Aug 11, 2014 01:56 PM EDT

Tony Stewart, the three-time NASCAR champion, hit and killed a sprint car driver who was allegedly confronting the racer during a race in New York on Saturday night.

According to a report by People, Kevin Ward Jr. crashed after he contacted with Stewart one lap earlier which prompted the victim to get out of his car when it stopped along the fence. Citing a video footage of the incident, People said that Ward was seen walking from his crashed car into the race track as other cars continued to pass through. The report added that when he gestured at the racer's passing car, he was struck by it.

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