VIDEO: Rally Driver Suspended After Hit and Run On Spectator

Jari-Matti Latvala, a driver in the World Rally Championship, has been suspended for one race and fined about $5,400 for his actions at the Rally Monte Carlo. Latvala spun out, collided with a spectator, and took off without checking on him.

Latvala apologized on his website. He claimed that he could not see through the engine steam and was unaware he made contact.

"“I would first like to stress that I am very sorry about what happened today. We came off the very slippery road after a right turn, skidded into a ditch and came out in a field. My visibility was hampered briefly by thick steam from the engine and mud that had sprayed up from the ditch. I saw a spectator jump to the side and drove slowly back to the road. The team contacted me after the stage and informed me that I had touched a spectator. As I said, I am very sorry about the whole incident.”"

The spectator, per reports, was not hurt.