Iowa basketball commit in critical condition, father killed after being hit by car

William “Trey” Arthur Jones III, the daddy of Iowa ladies’s basketball commit Ava Jones, died Thursday after being struck by a automotive in Louisville.

Jones III was 42.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Workplace confirmed Jones’ loss of life to the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Trey Jones, his spouse Amy, Ava and her youthful brother had been all struck by a automotive whereas they had been strolling in downtown Louisville on Tuesday evening. They had been visiting the town from Kansas for the Run 4 the Roses Traditional AAU basketball match.

Amy and Ava Jones are listed in crucial situation as of Friday, in response to the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Ava Jones, a Nickerson Excessive College basketball star, and her household had been injured after a driver hit them in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday evening. Her father, William “Trey” Arthur Jones III, died on Thursday from accidents sustained within the accident.

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Law enforcement officials examine the scene on Second Avenue and East Market Avenue the place a driver struck pedestrians in downtown Louisville on July 5, 2022.

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Ava Jones (c), a Nickerson Excessive College basketball star, and her household had been injured after a driver hit them in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday evening.

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Nickerson’s Ava Jones (35) drives previous Andale’s Kayla Seiler (30) throughout their sport Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.

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— Ava Jones (@avajones_35) July 3, 2022

“Ava is steady however crucial,” Mary Jones, the mom of Trey, informed the Hutchinson Information in Kansas. “Amy is steady however crucial, too, however Amy’s bought quite a lot of issues going. They’re each nonetheless on a [ventilator]. They’re making an attempt to get Ava off, but it surely’s a course of. Simply sluggish going.”

Michael Steele Empson Hurley, 33, of Lexington, Ind.

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Ava Jones is the 83rd-ranked ladies’s basketball recruit within the class of 2023 by ESPNW. She averaged 20.8 factors and 15.4 rebounds per sport as a junior at Nickerson Excessive College, about 60 miles outdoors of Wichita.

Jones had simply dedicated to Iowa on July 3.

The Courier-Journal reported that 33-year-old Michael Hurley, from Indiana, has been arrested in reference to the incident. He has been charged with one depend of homicide, driving beneath the affect and 4 counts of first-degree assault. He has additionally been charged with a license possession violation.

Hurley, who pleaded not responsible on Wednesday to his earlier prices previous to Trey Jones’ loss of life, was making a left flip when he struck the Jones household. Alcohol was not cited as a cause for the deadly crash, however he allegedly informed police that he had ingested the opioid Hydrocodone and was “so drained that he couldn't make the flip.” Ava Jones’ brother brother suffered minor accidents, in response to the Louisville Courier-Journal.

A Go Fund Me account has been arrange to assist the household.