There were mix emotions when the Ontario County District announced their ruling on the case between Tony Stewart and Kevin Ward Jr.
Accordingly, the Police said that there will be no criminal case for Tony Stewart as they ruled out the incident as an accident.
But what caught everyone's attention was the toxicology result submitted which shows that Ward was under the influence of marijuana and that the levels determined were enough to impair judgment.
Because of this, Wendi Ward, the aunt of Kevin Ward Jr. and the sister of his father, has issued an open letter in behalf of the family.
The letter was read over the phone to USA Today. His aunt says that the family does need others to tell them what they feel or know about Kevin Ward Jr.
She wrote "Why was the toxicology report even an issue? Seems to me the wrong man was on trial. Tell me why Tony Stewart was not taken in for testing, why his car wasn't impounded. Tell me how a man the size of Kevin can make a sprint car turn to the right on impact. Tell me how a lap before (the incident) everything was fine, but the following lap was poor lighting. Tell me how a NASCAR star totally forgot what caution means."
She questioned the reactions coming from Stewart saying "Maybe he should get a different headset so he is able to hear on the radio that the car in caution is up high, so go low. Or was he low until he rounded the corner and saw Kevin Jr. standing up for himself?"
"I guess we will never know why all of this was not taken into consideration. Or will we never know why a fellow driver did not check on this young man or his family? Or do we know why? I do, because I have seen the video. It's there, and it's real."
She explains the how marijuana works and its end result saying "To me, that's not the case. It's known to mellow a person. We understand that the report showed marijuana, but we as a family don't believe he was under the influence or impaired at the time due to the 10 hours prior to the race that he spent with the family."