Sister: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Wife, Daughter 'Safe' After Plane Crash

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife were on a plane Thursday afternoon that crashed in Tennessee, according to reporting from TV station WJHL.

Thursday, August 15th 2019, 4:37 pm

By: News 9


Retired NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife were on a plane Thursday afternoon that crashed in Tennessee, according to reporting from TV station WJHL.

The latest report as of 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time indicated that Earnhardt was taken to an area hospital. However, multiple early reports are that both Earnhardt and his wife, Amy, survived the crash, which happened in Elizabethton -- northeast of Johnson City and south of Bristol.

Dale's sister, Kelley, posted this tweet, confirming that everybody on board the plane survived.

 

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