Legendary Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim involved in fatal car accident, district attorney sa

[txradioguy]

Legendary Syracuse men’s basketball Jim Boeheim was involved in a fatal car accident Wednesday night, a New York district attorney told local radio.

Boeheim was driving in bad weather when he hit a man who was already outside of his vehicle and involved in a separate crash, Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick told WSYR.

Boeheim attempted to avoid the vehicle but ended up hitting the man, police said.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/legendary-syracuse-basketball-coach-jim-boeheim-involved-in-fatal-car-accident-district-attorney-says

[TomSea]

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim hits, kills man with car
By  Alex Butler

Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim hit and killed a pedestrian with his car while on a highway after the Orange's game against Louisville in New York.

Onondaga County district attorney Bill Fitzpatrick told WSYR that the man was outside of his car on Interstate 690 following another unrelated accident which occurred due to bad weather. Syracuse police told Syracuse.com and USA Today that Boeheim's vehicle hit the man late Wednesday night. Police were called to the scene at 11:22 p.m.

Read more at: https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/College-Basketball/2019/02/21/Syracuse-coach-Jim-Boeheim-hits-kills-man-with-car/6411550762250/

Wow, well, maybe Boeheim wasn't at fault because of the weather. Accidents like this happen periodically. Sad.

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