A federal district court in New York has ruled that race car driver Anthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart was not covered under a Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance policy for a lawsuit by the estate of Kevin A. Ward, Jr., a fellow driver who was killed when Mr. Stewart's car struck him during a race.
On Aug. 9, 2014, Stewart struck and killed Ward during an Empire Super Sprint (ESS) event being held at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park in Canandaigua, N.Y.
According to the four-count complaint later filed by Ward's estate (the Ward action), Ward, Stewart, and 22 other drivers were participating in the final race of this ESS event when Stewart's and Ward's race cars made contact, wrecking Ward's vehicle.
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