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WTF Tony Stewart
- Thread starter dougman51
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WHITE-TRASH
I wanna be Dave
They should indict wards dealer since he was high and he died from blunt force trauma...
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:lmao:
Wow.
Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo said the victim, Kevin Ward Jr., was under the influence of marijuana the night of the accident "enough to impair judgment."
I think this is what saved him from any kind of charges even though I thought it wasn't Tony's fault.
Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo said the victim, Kevin Ward Jr., was under the influence of marijuana the night of the accident "enough to impair judgment."
I think this is what saved him from any kind of charges even though I thought it wasn't Tony's fault.
Damn you, Mary Jane!
I always felt that because Ward even stepped into the car ahead of Stewart, he was out of his mind raging. The other guy could have clipped him all the same and that wasn't even the intended target.
I always felt that because Ward even stepped into the car ahead of Stewart, he was out of his mind raging. The other guy could have clipped him all the same and that wasn't even the intended target.
SkaldidDog
2013 2.2P Nat. Champion
Colorado didn't want to hear this.
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ROWDY RACING
I wanna be Dave
Just like with booze you shouldn't do certain things under the influence of any substance, especially drive a race car.
TEDROCKZ
I wanna be Dave
If they did hear it they'll forget it by morning :ror:
Sadly there still are no winners here! It's just more fuel for agenda fires. The Ward family now will be ridiculed for the actions of their son. Racing(local, grassroots) will have the scrutiny of drug use. Stewart will still have to deal with split opinions for life. Bad deal for all...
ROWDY RACING
I wanna be Dave
Pun intended? :ror:
The Violator
RCC Addict
He gots the reefer madness. If he did not want to die, he would have not taken a marijuana.
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wings_of_fire
Quarry Creeper
So if I had to feed an islam jihadist marijuana and push him in front of a fast train, I would not be at fault
BJoe
I wanna be Dave
So if I had to feed an islam jihadist marijuana and push him in front of a fast train, I would not be at fault
That would be doing the world a favor, probably couldn't be convicted by a jury of your peers"thumbsup"
Hoosierdady
Fan of wheelspeed
I'm sorry, but pot had nothing to do with this IMO. The dude got pissed and thought he'd kick Tony Stewarts ass on the track and look like a badass for going after a star in front of his friends and got killed. It's a sad situation for sure, but using pot as a scape goat is ridiculous.
Ya drugs never impairs judgement..
I said it the first day this happened--stay in your damn car--this kid created this whole incident by his foolish actions and paid the ultimate price..
You shouldn't get high or drunk before you drive anything on the road or the track.
I said it the first day this happened--stay in your damn car--this kid created this whole incident by his foolish actions and paid the ultimate price..
You shouldn't get high or drunk before you drive anything on the road or the track.
fr8cture
I wanna be Dave
I'm sure his age and weed had a alot to do with it. Generally 20 year olds don't have the best judgment.
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vonclod
Rock Crawler
I would like to know how accurate the test was..not that it matters but he could test positive days or longer after actually having use any, just because he tested positive doesn't mean he was driving high, I have seen instances where a positive test was legaly considered impaired and its just not so, bonehead move either way though and it cost him.
In general though you might want to skip the smoking during the racing season if your driving anyway..lol
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Hoosierdady
Fan of wheelspeed
Irresponsible maybe, but smoking pot a few days before or even that morning before the race isn't going to effect ones judgement. I roofed with guys who were 50+ ft off the ground who never made a misstep and still haven't to this day. Granted everyone has a different level of tolerance to certain things, but if he was a avid smoker this would not have been a MAJOR factor in this incident. Alot of people are actually more alert and more detail orientated under the influence. If pot was such a serious issue no state would've made it legal. No doctors would be prescribing patients. I agree 100% that you shouldn't get drunk before operating anything, but pot on the other hand is a different story. Unless you've been there you'll never know.
I'd have to say that age probably had more to do with it than anything. Any mature adult who has worked with or partied around a 20 yr old kid can attest to that.
Yes sir I can... Marijuana and Driving: A Review of the Scientific Evidence
Although cannabis intoxication has been shown to mildly impair psychomotor skills, this impairment does not appear to be severe or long lasting. In driving simulator tests, this impairment is typically manifested by subjects decreasing their driving speed and requiring greater time to respond to emergency situations.
Nevertheless, this impairment does not appear to play a significant role in on-road traffic accidents. A 2002 review of seven separate studies involving 7,934 drivers reported, “Crash culpability studies have failed to demonstrate that drivers with cannabinoids in the blood are significantly more likely than drug-free drivers to be culpable in road crashes.” This result is likely because subject under the influence of marijuana are aware of their impairment and compensate for it accordingly, such as by slowing down and by focusing their attention when they know a response will be required. This reaction is just the opposite of that exhibited by drivers under the influence of alcohol, who tend to drive in a more risky manner proportional to their intoxication.
Today, a large body of research exists exploring the impact of marijuana on psychomotor skills and actual driving performance. This research consists of driving simulator studies, on-road performance studies, crash culpability studies, and summary reviews of the existing evidence. To date, the result of this research is fairly consistent: Marijuana has a measurable yet relatively mild effect on psychomotor skills, yet it does not appear to play a significant role in vehicle crashes, particularly when compared to alcohol.
I agree. Had a good friend go to jail for a long time because he took a corner to wide in his POS Ford Pinto and hit a woman head on and killed her. He was deemed intoxicated and charged even though he hadn't smoked in a day or two.
All reports did say the levels were high enough to impair judgement. So it seems like he did it that day or before the race. But everyone has a different tolerance level. So even though medics think it was enough to impair judgement, maybe with Ward it wasn't enough to do anything to his judgement. These things we will never know.
RiceBurner
Quarry Creeper
Momma says marijuana is the devil.
