A woman is dead after what appears to be aroad rage accident.
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Albertson was a race car driver forTony Stewart Racing,CNNshared on Monday. Stewart, who retired fromNASCARin 2016, expressed his condolences onFacebook.
“Today, I lost a teammate. @AshDogRacing had an infectious personality and could light up any room,” he wrote in the post’s caption.
He also shared several images of Albertson as she posed in her racing gear. In one image, she smiled at the camera while seated in a black Tony Stewart Racing vehicle.
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One of the drivers involved, 31-year-old Jacob Kelly, reportedly lost control of his vehicle when it began to spin, which caused the two cars to crash in the middle of the northbound lanes.
This resulted in Albertson being thrown from Kelly’s automobile. She and Kelly were both airlifted from the scene and transported to the University of Louisville Hospital where Albertson was pronounced dead after her arrival.
Kelly sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The other driver was identified as 22-year-old Austin Cooper. He hada juvenile passengerin his black 2016 Chevrolet Malibu and they were both taken to Schneck Medical Center in Seymour and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Police collected blood samples from each driver and toxicology results are pending in the ongoing investigation.
Once the investigation is complete, if any charges are filed, they will come from the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, Seymour Police Department, Seymour Fire Department, Jackson County EMS, Howard’s Wrecker Service, and 31 Wrecker Service were all at the scene of the fatal crash.
The victim’s father, Todd Albertson, posted a video toFacebookinforming those close to the family of his daughter’s death on Friday.
“This is one of the hardest posts that I could possibly make,” Todd said. “She was a good kid, a better person and she just loved racing, she loved the community."
Anonline wedding registrystates that Kelly and Albertson were set to get married on March 23, 2024, in Bloomington, Indiana.
The Indiana State Police did not immediately reply to PEOPLE’S request for comment.
source: people.com
