Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim hits, kills man walking on interstate

[Dennis Donovan]

Source: CNN

(CNN)Jim Boeheim, longtime head coach of the Syracuse University men's basketball team, hit and killed a pedestrian who was walking along Interstate 690 late Wednesday in upstate New York, according to a police statement obtained by CNN affiliate WSYR.

In the statement, Syracuse police said a 51-year-old man was on the side of the highway after a vehicle he was in lost control and struck a guardrail.
Boeheim, 74, was driving and noticed the vehicle, which was in the middle of the roadway. Boeheim moved to avoid the vehicle and ended up hitting the man, police said.
Police said they were called to the initial accident at about 11:22 p.m.
The man who was struck was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to Syracuse police.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/21/us/jim-boeheim-syracuse-kills-pedestrian/index.html

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[Happyhippychick]

1. It's a horrible tragedy.

My heart goes out to everyone.

[yaesu]

2. I worked for a guy who hit & killed a man that was walking on a highway

effected him his entire life.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. Clearly an accident, and I know Coach...

He's pals with my employers and an all-around good dude.

[badhair77]

4. Incredibly sad. Tough for everyone to deal with.

[pecosbob]

5. It happened to someone I knew years ago

If you have car trouble get away from the highway as quickly as you can.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

7. Yep. I can never understand cops pulling people over on highways.

If I ever get pulled over on a highway they will have to wait till I get to an exit.

[ROB-ROX]

6. This May Be Murder

People walk as far away from traffic as possible when on a busy road. The vehicle blocked the lane after crashing into the rail. The coach drove around the crashed vehicle and hit the man. Even if it was at night the coach had lights. Maybe the coach was driving to fast and he hit the man. I really do not see how he did not purposely hit the man??

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

8. Hopefully, there will be an investigation before the execution. nt

[obamanut2012]

9. No, this was not murder

Why would you even think that?

[EarthFirst]

11. I'm local to this event...you are absolutely wrong. NT

[TexasBushwhacker]

12. It was on an INTERSTATE

Of course he was driving fast. It's hard to maintain control of your vehicle when you suddenly come upon an unexpected barrier in the road. It's a miracle he didn't collide with disabled vehicle. This is a tragedy, not murder.

[Codeine]

13. Yeah, I'm sure he's a serial executioner

who racks up kills with his Chariot of Death.

What an absolutely asinine thing to post.

[obamanut2012]

10. When I first saw the header, I thought he was drunk

Or driving recklessly. I take those thoughts back, unless info comes out saying differently.

Horrible tragedy, but he didn't do anything wrong.