Dale Earnhardt Jr., His Family Escape Plane Crash Without Serious Injuries

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Escapes Plane Crash Without Serious Injuries

The old NASCAR commuter and his family escaped the plane, which rolled off the stop of a rails in Elizabethton, Tennessee

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Former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., forth with his married woman and child, is safe after escaping a aeroplane crash at a small airport in Tennessee on Thursday, co-ordinate to CNN.

Earnhardt Jr., his married woman Amy Reimann and daughter Isla Earnhardt were in a modest private aeroplane with two pilots, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Cessna Citation rolled off the end of the runway and caught fire after landing at Elizabethton Municipal Airport.

Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford told ABC News that the former race car commuter was the only person on lath who was hospitalized. He was taken to Johnson City Medical Middle with injuries described as cuts and abrasions. Lunceford told local news station WJHL that Earnhardt, Jr. was warning and talking before he was taken to the hospital.

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Earnhardt, Jr.'due south sister Kelley Earnhardt confirmed the news on Twitter, maxim "Everyone is rubber and has been taken to the hospital for further evaluation. We take no farther data at this fourth dimension."

Lunceford told WJHL that the National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) will exist investigating the crash, which appeared to exist a result of a mechanical issue. The plane skidded out of the airfield and onto Highway 91, piercing a contend and blocking one lane of the highway. No vehicles were impacted, and the highway will remain closed until the Federal Aviation Clan and NTSB audit the surface area.

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The Elizabethton drome is commonly used by NASCAR drivers and officials due to its proximity to the Bristol Motor Speedway. Ii races are scheduled for Thursday dark, the Academy of Northwestern Ohio 200 and the Bush-league's Beans 150, and volition continue, according to the Speedway's official Twitter business relationship. A pre-race media issue was canceled, according to a WJHL reporter.

"No one suffered whatsoever serious injuries, he and his family are fine, and the NASCAR world needs to know that," said Lunceford.

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