Former NASCAR driver, Clint Bowyer was involved in a crash earlier this month that killed a woman.
The accident happened on June 5 near Osage Beach, Missouri. Bowyer was heading westbound on U.S. 54 and approaching State Highway 242 when he hit a woman walking on the highway ramp.
Bowyer said in a statement released to Fox4 in Kansas City, “Anyone that knows me, knows that family is everything to me. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones of Ms. Simmons.”
Mary Jane Simmons was pronounced dead. Bowyer called authorities and led first responders to the scene where they found her, according to the report.
Simmons was found with a crystalline substance and authorities believed she was under the influence of drugs. Bowyer had no signs of impairment and provided a breath sample of .000 blood alcohol.
Michael Bowyer was not broadcasting last Sunday’s race at Sonoma Raceway in California, and the crash happened hours after Michael Bowyer completed work on Fox’s telecast of the Enjoy Illinois 300 at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois, just outside of St. Louis.
Bowyer competed in NASCAR from 2005 to 2020, winning 10 races and taking the checkered flag in 2008.
