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Son of Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery files motion to avoid initial court appearance
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – The son of Iowa men’s head basketball coach Fran McCaffery is filing a motion to avoid an initial court appearance over a fatal crash.
Jonathan, 17, also known as Jack, McCaffery is cited with failure to yield to a pedestrian on the sidewalk.
Investigators said McCaffery hit 45-year-old Corey Hite on May 22. Hite died two weeks later.
The crash happened along Melrose Avenue at Kennedy Parkway. There is a pedestrian sign at Melrose, but not a stop sign.
Jack McCaffery is pleading not guilty. A non-jury trial is scheduled for next week.
Failure to yield to a pedestrian at a crosswalk is a simple misdemeanor, which allows McCaffery to waive his right to appear on the first day of his trial.
A judge has not yet responded to the request.
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