Tony Stewart will not be indicted in Kevin Ward Jr death, says TMZ [UPDATE]

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Tony Stewart will not face criminal charges for the death of racer Kevin Ward, Jr., TMZ Sports is claiming. The official announcement from the grand jury will be made available at 3:00 p.m. today.

Last we heard was that the case was being put before a grand jury, who would decide whether the three-time Sprint Cup champ would stand trial for the death of the 20-year-old racer.

According to TMZ, the grand jury viewed "enhanced video" of the August 9 incident, which saw Ward get out of his car in the middle of a sprint car race to angrily confront Stewart following a crash. As he approached the car, he was struck and thrown towards the track wall. He was attended to by medical personnel, but was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital near the Ontario County, NY track.

We'll update this story once the grand jury's formal announcement is available.

UPDATE: Michael Tantillo, the Ontario County, NY district attorney, has confirmed that Stewart will not be indicted on charges relating to Kevin Ward, Jr.'s, death. Scroll down for the full statement on the grand jury announcement.Continue reading Tony Stewart will not be indicted in Kevin Ward Jr death, says TMZ [UPDATE]

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