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Syracuse Basketball Coach Involved In Fatal Crash Following Game Against Louisville

Posted at 9:45 AM, Feb 21, 2019
and last updated 2019-02-21 09:46:43-05

SYRACUSE, N.Y.  (WSTM)– The NBC affiliate in Syracuse is reporting that Coach Jim Boeheim hit and killed a person on I-690 following a victory over the Louisville Cardinals.

According to WSTM, investigators say two cars had been involved in a crash on the interstate when one of the men got out of the vehicle. That’s when law enforcement official says Boeheim struck the 30-year-old man after the initial crash.

Boeheim is cooperating fully with the investigation.

Syracuse beat Louisville by 20 points earlier in the evening.