Son of Iowa men’s head basketball coach cited after pedestrian crash results in National Guard soldier’s death

The teenage son of Iowa Hawkeyes males’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery was cited with a easy misdemeanor for a Might 22 crash by which he struck a jogging Nationwide Guard soldier, who later died because of the accidents he sustained.

The Iowa City Police Department introduced Wednesday that McCaffery’s 16-year-old son was cited with misdemeanor “failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk” after he struck Sgt. First Class Corey J. Hite.

Police stated Hite, 45, suffered “critical accidents” within the accident and died on June 4 “because of the accidents sustained.”

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A press release from McCaffery and his spouse, Margaret, was launched Wednesday. In it, the household stated they held off on releasing an announcement “out of respect for SFC Hite’s household” and due to the pending investigation.

“On Might twenty second, simply after leaving faculty, our 16-year-old son was the motive force in a automobile/pedestrian accident. Investigators have advised us that it was an unavoidable accident with no proof to counsel distracted driving,” the assertion reads, per The Athletic.

Head coach Fran McCaffery of the Iowa Hawkeyes reacts towards the Ohio State Buckeyes within the first half of the second spherical within the Large Ten Event at United Middle on March 9, 202,3 in Chicago. (Michael Reaves/Getty Photographs)

“The pedestrian, who was jogging on the time of the accident, was waved in entrance of our son’s passing automobile by the motive force of one other automobile. The jogger, Sgt. First Class Corey Hite, handed away two weeks after the accident from the accidents he sustained.”

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“We’re devastated by this tragedy. SFC Hite’s household has our deepest sympathies. Whereas our household continues to course of the occasions of the previous weeks and assist our son address this accident, we can have no additional remark at the moment.”

McCaffery’s son was cited after an investigation and after “session” with the Johnson County District Legal professional’s Workplace. In accordance with a replica of the quotation, he is because of seem in court docket this month.

Head coach Fran McCaffery of the Iowa Hawkeyes stands on the sideline throughout the sport towards the Ohio State Buckeyes on the Jerome Schottenstein Middle on January 21, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (Kirk Irwin/Getty Photographs)

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In accordance with state legislation, a misdemeanor of this sort leading to dying may end in a $1,000 advantageous, a driver’s license suspension of as much as 180 days or each.

The Johnson County District Legal professional’s Workplace didn’t instantly return Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.

McCaffery’s different son, Patrick, presently performs on Iowa’s males’s basketball crew. His brother, Connor, was additionally a member of the crew final season.