On Monday, February 17, Candace Muzny was found dead in her Ski Island home, near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The 43-year-old former NASCAR driver reportedly died due to accidental drowning, a medical examiner determined Wednesday. Muzny had just been arrested last month for after allegedly punching a nail technician for not speaking English and cutting a responding police officer with a pocket knife. She had only been out of jail for a few days before her tragic death. Former NASCAR Driver Candace Muzny Death Muzny’s body was discovered around 5 p.m. local time on Monday afternoon. Neighbor Raushae Jones witnessed firsthand the immediate tragedy and shock surrounding the incident. “I just pulled in right there, and the woman was already in the front crying and she was on the phone with somebody,” Jones told Fox 8. “They always seemed like nice people, so I didn’t really – I don’t know. It was just shocking,” Jones said. Muzny’s death was initially ruled suspicious, though a medical examiner’s office report later concluded that the cause of death had been accidental drowing. Muzny had only been out of jail for a few days, having been released on Friday. Candace Muzny Arrest On January 12, Muzny was arrested after slapping and yelling at a manicurist for speaking Vietnamese to a co-worker. When another co-worker attempted to call police, she threatened him with a pocket knife and punched him in the face, according to a police report. “We were speaking in our native language about my pay, and then she said to ‘f***ing stop speaking that language or I will slap you in the face,'” manicurist Tiffany Nguyen told News9 in January. “She got me cornered, and I fell. But I was able to kick her, and she lunged and tried to put a knife up to my throat a couple of times.” In an interview with Heavy.com, Muzny gave her side of the story. “I asked her three times to stop speaking Vietnamese to me,” Muzny said. “I wa