OT- Jim Boeheim Hits And Kills Man

[Drew]

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim hits, kills man walking on I-690: source

Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a man walking outside his vehicle on Interstate 690 around midnight, a source has confirmed for Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard.

The victim, a man in his 30s, had been in a car with four others near Thompson Road in
Syracuse when their vehicle crashed for unknown reasons, said a source familiar with the investigation.

The man at some point got out of his vehicle, the source said.

That’s when Boeheim drove by and struck the pedestrian, the source said.

 

[tcf15]

woah

 

[mrl2016]

holy *. that's terrible news.

 

[Ts5034]

That really is crazy. This can happen to anybody that gets behind the wheel everyday. If this in any way leads to the end of Boeheims career, that would be an extremely depressing way for it to end. I cant imagine the guilt he is feeling right now.

 

[methodology]

That's awful. Horrible for everyone involved

 

[Phoenixhusky]

Wow. So sad for everyone involved.

 

[Mano]

That’s terrible. Wouldn’t wish that on anybody.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

Oh my god that's awful.

 

[Marat]

And now in the NYPost. That guy could have very well been a Cuse fan too .... sad .

https://nypost.com/2019/02/21/syracuse-legend-jim-boeheim-hits-kills-man-with-his-car/

 

[ConnHuskBask]

PSA to all Boneyarders - don't ever try to walk on the shoulder of the highway for any reason. Especially don't try and change your tire. I don't know what happened here, but just in general those are both extremely dangerous.

 

[Marat]

PSA to all Boneyarders - don't ever try to walk on the shoulder of the highway for any reason. Especially don't try and change your tire. I don't know what happened here, but just in general those are both extremely dangerous.

Exactly. I indirectly know of someone (aunt's friend) that was struck and killed changing a tire in the evening on the shoulder of highway/street - this just happened a couple months ago.

And I remember reading about a couple UConn fans after the Izod Center game vs Duke (Boatright's senior year) that were killed crossing the highway after the game in NJ.....

 

[amory]

wow. that's terrible. ugh.

 

[JMick]

PSA to all Boneyarders - don't ever try to walk on the shoulder of the highway for any reason. Especially don't try and change your tire. I don't know what happened here, but just in general those are both extremely dangerous.

Yep. Drive off to the next exit on the wheel if you have to. You can always buy another wheel

 

[awfuldan]

Wow, so crazy and sad. This happened just a couple hours after they beat Louisville? Damn.

 

[6NCsMORE2Go]

This is very sad. As much as we hate on Syracuse and their coach, I wouldn't wish this upon anyone. The DA said that no drugs and alcohol were present at the time of the investigation and that he was traveling at the proper speed. All jokes aside, this is very sad and it will be very hard to Jim B to just let this go. Prayers to all involved.

 

[UCHuskies08]

I'm sympathetic..... how many times have you driven past someone on the road at night and not seen them until the last second? Blows my mind how nonchalant people are walking around on roads at night.

 

[Justin M]

According to sources, vehicle was stopped in middle of the highway.

 

[awfuldan]

 

[Austin316]

Sad, unfortunate news all around. My heart goes out to all involved.

 

[UConnStats]

Wow, that's really sad. I feel bad for both parties.

 

[Fan4ever]

Very sad state of affairs. Had a blowout on the Jersey turnpike a few years back. Stayed in my vehicle to wait for a trooper. After 2 hours of nothing decided to change the tire myself on the left shoulder.

Scared sh!tless. Got pelted by traffic from both sides of the highway, wind tunnels pushed the car off the crap jack that comes w/ the car. By the grace of God it was daylight.

 

[Dove]

This is so horrible. Feel bad for Coach Boeheim and Mr. Jimenez' family. Damn.

 

[CL82]

PSA to all Boneyarders - don't ever try to walk on the shoulder of the highway for any reason. Especially don't try and change your tire. I don't know what happened here, but just in general those are both extremely dangerous.

Back in the pre-cell phone era (yes, millennials, I'm old) I saw a woman with young kids at the side of the road with a flat on I-84, I think. I pulled over and changed her tire for her. You can't appreciate how fast traffic comes up on you until you do that and back then people were driving 65 mph, not 80.

(Ironically enough, it turns out that she was the mother of a girl my age from the next town over from my home town. I knew the daughter and socialized with her a bit, same parties, etc. The flat happened some maybe 90-100 miles away. Small world, right?)

 

[auror]

If your vehicle is not on fire, stay in your vehicle until the police arrives if it's not 100% safe to get out. Put your flashers on.
If it's 100% safe to get out, get out and light some flares (they have LED battery ones nowadays).

 

[ZenConn]

Wow. Just wow. That's really sad.

 

[storrsroars]

Yes we do: Was he driving while picking his nose?

Thank you for taking one for the team with that so the rest of us didn't have to post it.

Truly feel bad horrible for the victim's family & friends and the Boeheims. But I'd be lying if I said there wasn't an immediate urge to go for a cheap laugh.

 

[CL82]

More details...
The story states that a previous crash had led to a passenger in that car — 51-year old Syracuse resident Jorge Jimenez — exiting onto the freeway. Jimenez was then struck by Boeheim’s car shortly thereafter. Boeheim recorded a BAC of 0.00 at the scene.

• Boeheim swerved to avoid the disabled vehicle and hit Jimenez, who was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead (autopsy will determine exact cause of death)
• As the BAC of 0.00 indicates, alcohol has been ruled out and Boeheim was fully cooperative with police
• Boeheim will not be charged at this time

Read a little on the 'cuse board. One poster says that the spot where the accident happened would be where JB would have gotten on the highway and that there is a blind curve there. So it sounds like JB entered went around the curve and then saw the car, tried to avoid it and hit Jimenez. If that is the case, it seems like it was unavoidable.

Really tragic for all involved.

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[jibsey]

As a college kid I painted signs on the NYS thruway on a scaffold one summer. My knees have just stopped shaking.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

That’s horrible. We love to pick on and make fun of the guy, but I would never wish the burden of grief he’s going to have for the rest of his life on anyone.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Asleep at the wheel?

Too soon?

Probably too soon