France considers traffic accident a closed case
After Daytona Beach Police officers were determined to have followed proper procedures investigating a traffic accident of NASCAR Chairman Brian France, the NASCAR head says he considers the issue closed.
"As previously stated, I fully cooperated with the police on the night in question about what happened on my way home from a fast-food restaurant," France said in a statement released by NASCAR. "I accidentally brushed against a tree or roadside stump on the narrow road leading to my apartment.
"The State Attorney's Office and the Daytona Beach Police Department have concluded that all the procedures were followed; as such I consider this case closed."
Police responded after receiving a telephone call that France was driving his Lexus erratically on his way to a Daytona Beach apartment he owns. They determined damage to his 2006 Lexus at $1,500 and did not charge him with any traffic citations, according to police reports. An internal affairs investigation was conducted to make sure that France did not receive special treatment.
