Tony Elliott killed in South Carolina plane crash

A former top race car driver, Tony Elliott was one of the four Indiana men who passed away in an aircraft accident while taking a trip to the Notre Dame versus Clemson football game.

The wreck of the Piper PA-32 was discovered near Lake Hartwell on the Georgia-South Carolina boundary, Federal Air travel Management spokesperson Kathleen Berger stated.

Authorities haven’t provided a reason for the accident. They claimed the for men passed away Friday mid-day and were flying from Warsaw, Indiana, to Clemson, to go to Saturday’s game.

The 4 were Tony Elliott, 54; Charles Smith, 71; son Scott Smith, 44; and Scott Bibler, 51, Oconee Region Coroner Karl Addis claimed.

Elliott won the united state Automobile Club nationwide sprint auto collection champion in 1998 and also 2000. Tony Stewart Competing published a message on its Facebook web page Saturday, calling Elliott a “intense rival on the track. He admired him as a “papa, spouse, pal, bro and also child.”.

“Our petitions as well as ideas are with the Elliott family members right now. Godspeed & Relax In Peace,” the article stated.

The senior Smith was a councilman as well as previous senior high school football train. Bibler additionally made use of to instructor senior high school football. Scott Smith was a lawyer.