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Atwal under investigation

ORLANDO: Indian golfer Arjun Atwal is under investigation after police said what appeared to be a high-speed street race ended in a fatal crash.

Atwal, who plays on the U.S. PGA Tour, was not injured in the accident on 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 American golf 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 on Sunday. She said her husband wasn't home and declined to talk about the crash.

The management company that represents Atwal later issued a statement on behalf of him and his family. The statement said Atwal did not know Park but expressed his and his family's condolences to Park's family. It went on to say Atwal could not comment on the accident because of the ongoing investigation.

``We ask that members of the press and the public do not rush to make a judgment about what occurred here, because once all of the facts have been gathered and the investigation completed, it will be abundantly clear that this was simply a horrible accident and tragedy, with no one at fault,'' the statement said. — AP

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