Rally Driver Gets Suspended After Hit & Run On Spectator At Race

Driver Jari-Matti Latvala has been suspended for one race and fined close to $5,400 after spinning out, hitting a spectator, and taking off without checking on him at Rally Monte Carlo...



The driver later apologized...

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“I would first like to stress that I am very sorry about what happened today. We came off the very slippery road after a right turn, skidded into a ditch and came out in a field. My visibility was hampered briefly by thick steam from the engine and mud that had sprayed up from the ditch. I saw a spectator jump to the side and drove slowly back to the road. The team contacted me after the stage and informed me that I had touched a spectator. As I said, I am very sorry about the whole incident.”

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