CHARLOTTE — A memorial service is deliberate for Friday in Charlotte for former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his household and others who have been killed in a airplane crash final month.
The service, which is open to the general public and can be livestreamed on NASCAR platforms, was scheduled to start at 11 a.m. EST at Bojangles Coliseum.
Biffle was amongst seven killed alongside along with his spouse, Cristina, and youngsters Ryder, 5, and Emma, 14, when the airplane crashed because it returned to the airport in Statesville, North Carolina, in line with authorities. Others on the airplane have been recognized as Dennis Dutton, his son Jack, and Craig Wadsworth.
The reason for the crash continues to be below investigation by the NTSB.
The 55-year-old Biffle was chosen by NASCAR as one among its high 75 drivers in historical past, was a Corridor of Fame nominee for the inventory automotive collection and drove for 18 years on the high of the game. He drew headlines final yr with tireless humanitarian efforts as a helicopter pilot supplying help within the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene.
The Cessna C550 erupted in flames when it hit the bottom shortly after it had departed Statesville Regional Airport, about an hour’s drive north of Charlotte. The airplane crashed whereas attempting to return and land, authorities stated.
In a letter written by Nicole Biffle that she was too grief-stricken to learn herself at her daughter’s service, she agonized over her resolution to permit Emma to fly that day figuring out Emma wasn’t feeling nicely. She had bought tickets to Italy as a gift for her daughter the evening earlier than the crash.
The crash every week earlier than Christmas left the NASCAR neighborhood shaken and was one other blow in a protracted offseason. Ten days later, on the 52nd marriage ceremony anniversary of Denny Hamlin’s dad and mom, the home the long run Corridor of Famer constructed to repay them for his or her years of sacrifice burned down. His father, Dennis, was killed, and Mary Lou Hamlin was rushed to a hospital burn unit.
Sheriff’s deputies are additionally investigating an alleged break-in and theft final week at Biffle’s house in Mooresville that netted $30,000 in money, some weapons and memorabilia.
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