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Stewart won't be charged
NASCAR-Stewart Auto r Heal
Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo addresses the media during a news conference at the Ontario County Courthouse in Canandaigua, N.Y, Wednesday. - photo by Associated Press
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — After more than six weeks in limbo, NASCAR star Tony Stewart finally got the news he had been hoping for. A grand jury that heard testimony from more than two dozen witnesses, including accident reconstruction experts and drivers, and looked at photographs and video decided against bringing criminal charges against Stewart for the death of 20-year-old sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. during an Aug. 9 race. That doesn't mean it's over.