Earnhardt Crash Investigation: The accident that killed Dale Earnhardt did not justify a more thorough investigation, Police Chief Kenneth Small says, acknowledging the controversy surrounding the death of the NASCAR racing legend. Small said his Daytona Beach department was far too busy dealing with serious crimes to devote more resources to an accident investigation. Asked whether his department’s investigation of the Feb. 18 accident on the last turn of the Daytona 500 should have been more thorough, Small’s answer was an emphatic, “No.”(much more to the story at the Orlando Sentinel)(5-29-2001) (5-28-2001)
