PGA player investigated in high speed crash

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PGA TOUR Player Under Investigation in Fatal Crash
By Associated Press - March 11, 2007
PGA TOUR player Arjun Atwal is under investigation after what appeared to be a high-speed street race ended in a fatal crash near Orlando, Fla., police said.

Atwal was not injured in the accident Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The other driver, John Noah Park, 48, died at a hospital, Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Kim Miller said Sunday.

No charges have been filed against Atwal, the first player from India on the PGA TOUR.

"At a minimum, he is facing a charge of engaging in a street race," Miller said. "We have to see if this crash rises to the level of any other charges."

Atwal's wife, Ritika, answered the phone at their Windermere home Sunday. She said her husband wasn't home and declined to talk about the crash.

PGA TOUR spokesman Ty Votaw said: "Until we learn more, we don't have any comment at this time."

The 33-year-old golfer and Park appeared to be racing when they lost control on a curve on a suburban road that is a popular shortcut between the Disney resorts and upscale communities west of Orlando