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Police: 22 injured in car crash outside NASCAR race in Martinsville

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk and Jared Leone

MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 30: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image was created as an Equirectangular Panorama.) A general view of the speedway during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 30, 2016.

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk and Jared Leone

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — A driver trying to pass another vehicle ended up causing a crash that injured 22 people after a NASCAR race, Virginia State Police said.

State police said the driver of a Chevrolet SSR tried to pass a Jeep Patriot in the parking lot around 5:38 p.m. near turn two of the Martinsville Speedway. The Chevrolet hit the Jeep and several pedestrians.

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Thirteen people were treated for the injuries at the scene. Nine other people were taken to nearby hospitals to be treated for non-life threatening injuries, police said.

 Police are interviewing the driver of the Chevrolet and charges are pending. Authorities said alcohol does not appear to be a factor.

VSP & Local Law Enforcement Respond to Multi-Injury incident Martinsville Speedway At 5:38 p.m., Sunday (Oct. 30),...

Posted by Virginia State Police on Sunday, October 30, 2016

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