Officials: NASCAR's Ted Christopher dies in plane crash heading to LI

<p>Heartbreak for racing fans across Long Island after a beloved NASCAR driver is killed in a plane crash.&nbsp;</p>

News 12 Staff

Sep 17, 2017, 10:19 AM

Updated 2,736 days ago

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Officials: NASCAR's Ted Christopher dies in plane crash heading to LI
Heartbreak for racing fans across Long Island after a beloved NASCAR driver is killed in a plane crash.
Officials say Ted Christopher's small plane went down in the Connecticut wood Saturday afternoon.
The 59-year-old and his pilot were both killed.
Christopher was traveling to Riverhead Raceway at the time, for a competition that was scheduled for last night.
The FAA is investigating the cause of the crash.