#Tony steward jr driver#

Entry into the forum can be included with the theater ticket or attended as a separate event. The discussion is co-sponsored by the AU School of Communication Journalism Division and DCIFF. in the Zenger room at the National Press Club (NPC). A panel discussion about investigative journalism, justice, and the development of this documentary, will precede the event, at 5:15 p.m.

#Tony steward jr driver#

Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Sunset. Kevin Ward Jr.s family and friends praised the dirt-track racer as a 'small-town boy' who loved his sport during the funeral for the 20-year-old driver who was killed by NASCAR champion Tony Stewart. on March 3, 2022, at the Landmark E Street Cinema in downtown D.C. Predeceased by grandfather Tony Steward best friends Noah Kelling and Peyton Withrow. The 83-minute film has its world premiere during the festival at 7 p.m. The DC Independent Film Festival/Forum has chosen The Hit as an official selection in the feature documentary category. This documentary was produced by Mountain Dog Films in association with the Investigative Network in Austin, Texas. They share not only their heartbreak over this tragedy but their haunting experience with a small-town justice system. agreed to be interviewed for this production. The family of crash victim Kevin Ward Jr. Seasoned television journalists Chris Halsne, Investigative Broadcaster-in-Residence at American University (AU) Isaias Medina and Brian Collister discovered evidence that raises questions about how detectives, prosecutors, and the local medical examiner investigated the now-dismissed criminal case against Stewart. This full-length film features testimony and facts previously unavailable to the public, including video depositions from Stewart, numerous eyewitnesses, and police investigators. Dale Earnhardt Jr (L) & Tony Stewart (R) Image credits : Imago Former NASCAR driver Tony Stewart has been making headlines lately, not just for his achievements on the racetrack but for his massive transformation after losing 14 pounds in just two weeks.

A team of award-winning investigative journalists unearthed never-before-seen evidence that indicates Stewart accelerated his car and fishtailed it toward a defenseless man. One billion data points, analyzed by the world’s leading forensic engineers, tell a damning and stunningly visual story of what happened that night. A settlement between Tony Stewart and the parents of Kevin Ward Jr., who died in August 2014 in an Empire Super Sprints race at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park, would end the civil lawsuit. I'm sure they have things that they want to know what happened and I think it's important for them at some point to hear it from my point.When NASCAR legend, Tony Stewart, hit and killed an up-and-coming competitor on a rural dirt track, local police ruled it an accident. 'I've tried to be respectful of their process of grieving and not push myself on them. 'I would hope they understand - maybe they do, maybe they don't, maybe they never will - that I do care,' he said. He said he can't imagine how the Ward family is feeling, doesn't blame them for anything they may say about him, but hopes to someday get the chance to sit with them and talk about that night. He laments that in the scrutiny that followed - some questioned if Stewart had tried to intimidate Ward for stepping on the track - that the loss of the 20-year-old driver and his promising career fell to the background. Ward and Stewart didn't know each other, and Stewart doesn't recall them ever talking. I went to go have fun for a night, and that's not what ended up happening.'

'It's just been a really tough six weeks. It just stays there, hanging over my head. Stewart wants to discuss the accident, and said not being able to talk about what happened 'keeps me from moving forward. Ward's family has said 'the matter is not at rest,' and Stewart may still face a civil lawsuit.