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Sister: Earnhardt Jr 'Safe' After Plane Crash in Tennessee

Associated Press

   ELIZABETHTON, TENNESSEE - Dale Earnhardt Jr. is "safe" and in a
   hospital for evaluation after his plane crashed in east Tennessee, the
   NASCAR television analyst and retired driver's sister tweeted.

   Earnhardt's sister, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, tweeted that the driver's
   wife, Amy, and 15-month-old daughter, Isla, also were on the plane
   along with two pilots.

   "Everyone is safe and has been taken to the hospital for further
   evaluation," she tweeted. "We will have no further information at this
   time."

   Federal Aviation Administration officials said a Cessna Citation rolled
   off the end of a runway and caught fire after landing at Elizabethton
   Municipal Airport at 3:40 p.m. Thursday. FAA officials said the
   preliminary indication is that two pilots and three passengers were
   aboard.

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