Former NASCAR driver and Fox Sports analyst Clint Bowyer struck and killed a pedestrian on a highway in southwest Missouri earlier this month, police said.
The crash occurred June 5 on an exit ramp off of U.S 54 near Osage Beach, Missouri, according to a crash report from Lake Ozark police.
In this May 23, 2019, file photo, Clint Bowyer waits in his car before practice for a NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Cup series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.
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Bowyer, a native of Emporia, Kansas, stopped immediately after the collision and called 911, police said. The woman, 47-year-old Mary Jane Simmons, of Camdenton, died at the scene.
The crash report says Bowyer showed no signs of impairment and provided a roadside blood sample that showed no trace of alcohol.
A crystalline substance was found with the woman’s belongings and residents at a recreational vehicle park where she was staying said they believed she was under the influence of drugs, according to the police statement.
“Anyone that knows me, knows that my family is everything to me,” Clint Bowyer Racing released in a statement to WDAF-TV. “My thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones of Ms. Simmons. This is a very difficult time for my family and I, please respect our privacy as we move forward.”
The crash happened on the same day Bowyer had been part of the FOX Sports broadcast crew for NASCAR’s first Cup race in St. Louis.
Bowyer retired in 2020 after winning 10 Cup Series races over 15 years. His sense of humor has been a hit in the Fox Sports booth since jumping into that job as a second career.