Stewart Has Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Him

[drano]

Shannon Thornsberry at PRP last weekend. Could have easily been blasted when he was beating on the guy's head.

My point is they still do it all the time.

Yes they still do it but it is still very dangerous and can have a grave out come like we have in this case.

[mud duck]

I believe this will ultimately turnout to be an undisclosed settlement. I would think Tony wouldn't want all his past problems on the track to be brought up along with his temper off the track. It just doesn't look good. He's still got sponsors to please. Find a number, that both parties will agree and get this behind them!! Tony can afford to part with a little money to get this behind him. I'm sure it wasn't a surprise to him and his legal team. Civil suits can be tricky and if their not careful the jury could easily find in the families favor for a huge sum!!

[kidrock]

And again some are speculating on what happened and really don't know the reason why Tony gassed the car. Yes I do agree it could have been to intimidate Kevin or it could have been to avoid him none of us really know and the only person that does is Tony himself. I'm not so, sure ithis will be settled out of court because it seems like the Ward family wants Tony to own this and want him to be found at fault. And I'm not saying he is or isn't because, I simply don't know. As I said when it happened it's very unfortunate it had to happen at all. JMO and I could be totally wrong on this.

[zyoung25]

Shannon Thornsberry at PRP last weekend. Could have easily been blasted when he was beating on the guy's head.

My point is they still do it all the time.

Wilson released a statement Tuesday I think it was about that whole deal. He said Shannon not only hit him, he also grabbed a hold of his helmet and twisted it. The way I took it, it broke the snaps on his HANS device.

Im with HH25 on this deal. Its walking into rush hour traffic and looking for the guy that cut you off. It's just plain dumb IMO.

[t3r3e3]

And again some are speculating on what happened and really don't know the reason why Tony gassed the car. Yes I do agree it could have been to intimidate Kevin or it could have been to avoid him none of us really know and the only person that does is Tony himself. I'm not so, sure ithis will be settled out of court because it seems like the Ward family wants Tony to own this and want him to be found at fault. And I'm not saying he is or isn't because, I simply don't know. As I said when it happened it's very unfortunate it had to happen at all. JMO and I could be totally wrong on this.

I don't think you're wrong on any of it. I'll admit my point on why Stewart gassed it exactly when he did was pure speculation. No one knows but Tony. However, we're talking courtrooms here, and....

No other driver passing Ward gassed it then, no one else had just bumped Ward over the berm in 1/2, and no one else had an obvious reason to provoke, antagonize, or incur the ire of the visibly angry Ward. Combine that with Tony's extensive history of hot head behavior, both on dirt (well known here) and asphalt (well known to NA$CAR fans), and you have a civil case. My opinion might be speculative, but it isn't much of a reach. The prosecuting attorneys definitely will play that angle for all its worth if a settlement isn't reached. From the sound of the Ward family, a settlement may not be in the cards either.

[Nasty55]

This lawsuit will never stand up in court I don't imagine.... But that's just my opinion...

[kidrock]

I don't think you're wrong on any of it. I'll admit my point on why Stewart gassed it exactly when he did was pure speculation. No one knows but Tony. However, we're talking courtrooms here, and....

No other driver passing Ward gassed it then, no one else had just bumped Ward over the berm in 1/2, and no one else had an obvious reason to provoke, antagonize, or incur the ire of the visibly angry Ward. Combine that with Tony's extensive history of hot head behavior, both on dirt (well known here) and asphalt (well known to NA$CAR fans), and you have a civil case. My opinion might be speculative, but it isn't much of a reach. The prosecuting attorneys definitely will play that angle for all its worth if a settlement isn't reached. From the sound of the Ward family, a settlement may not be in the cards either.

Don't get me wrong I have to agree where you going with this. All I'm saying is we don't really know, because I wonder how many of the other drivers actually saw Kevin, kevin kept running down the track so some didn't have to avoid him. How do we know Tony didn't see him at the last minute and gassed it to try and avoid Kevin. Like I said we just don't really know the truth but, your right it's a civil case and with Stewart's past they just might have a good case.

[swartzman]

Its not going to make any difference whether he was high or not.. the moral of the story is Tony's car hit him and he died from it.. the Ward's will collect a check.. that's going to be the end result..

[Dirtlatemodel]

Very true only Tony knows the facts of his intent when he gassed the car, and if he gassed it to intimidate Kevin (which I believe he did) he'll never admit it.

I thought it was interesting all along that they checked the victim for drugs in his system and not the accused!?!? (If they did I never heard about it)

Either way Tony will write a check and buy his way out of this. (Again)

[swartzman]

I'm sure all of Tony's stuff is llc'd so he's protected..

[IZZOJR16]

needs to settle and move on.

[B_K]

Hard to say Stewart was at fault. He didn't run up the track and hit a parked car. He hit a guy in a black fire suit that was running towards him. Did he hit the gas, yes. Was weed in Wards system, yes. To me both are almost irrelevant. All he has to do is stick to the "I didn't see him/ was trying to avoid him" story. None of us know if it's true, but the only fact is that if Ward stayed in his car, he'd be alive today. Proving what a man saw, and intent will be impossible. It's a civil suit, so it's different, and easier to win, but without a jury full of bleeding hearts, I just don't see it.

I'm sure Stewart just wants this to go away though, so if they can agree on a number it's probably not getting that far.

[25drtrkr]

needs to settle and move on.

That will probably depend on what his sponsors mind set is. They may drop him if hes found guilty or they may want him to settle and not get dragged through the mud.

In any case, I'll never understand how one can be found innocent in a criminal case and then be sued in a civil case. I always thought innocent meant innocent!

[swartzman]

He wasn't found guilty,but his property killed the young man..

[blncfn57]

He wasn't found guilty,but his property killed the young man..

by your logic, if you are driving home tonight and a drunk driver drives into your lane and you fail to avoid them..... you are at fault.