{"id":2030053,"date":"2023-09-13T00:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T04:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-finds-iowa-basketball-coachs-son-guilty-of-misdemeanor-in-fatal-crash\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T00:04:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T04:04:56","slug":"judge-finds-iowa-basketball-coachs-son-guilty-of-misdemeanor-in-fatal-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-finds-iowa-basketball-coachs-son-guilty-of-misdemeanor-in-fatal-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa basketball coach&#8217;s son convicted of misdemeanor in deadly crash."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-finds-iowa-basketball-coachs-son-guilty-of-misdemeanor-in-fatal-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030053&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Teenage Son of University \u200bof Iowa Basketball Coach Found Guilty in Fatal Crash<\/h2>\n<p>IOWA CITY, Iowa\u2014In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-officer-dead-others-injured-in-apparent-ambush-gunman-identified\/\" title=\"Police officer killed, others hurt in apparent ambush - gunman identified.\">tragic \u200dincident<\/a>, the teenage\u2063 son of University of Iowa men\u2019s basketball coach Fran McCaffery has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">found guilty<\/a> of \u2062failure\u2064 to yield to \u200ba pedestrian who later died from injuries suffered in the crash.<\/p>\n<p>A judge has ruled\u200c that Jonathan McCaffery,\u200c 17, is guilty of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-mass-pardon-for-marijuana-possession-likely-benefitting-offenders-guilty-of-worse-crimes-expert-says\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Mass Pardon For Marijuana Possession Likely Benefitting Offenders Guilty Of Worse Crimes, Expert Says\">simple misdemeanor<\/a> in the crash that resulted in\u2063 injuries to Corey J. Hite, 45, of Cedar Rapids. Sadly,\u200c Hite passed away approximately two weeks after the accident.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan is scheduled to be sentenced on October 13. He \u200bcould face a fine of up to $1,000, a 180-day \u200csuspension of his\u2063 driver&#8217;s license, or both.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/dan-andrews-defends-melbourne-cbd-safety-after-fatal-crash-5489106\">Dan Andrews Defends Melbourne CBD Safety After Fatal Crash<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/9\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/dan-andrews-defends-melbourne-cbd-safety-after-fatal-crash-5489106\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/grandmother-killed-in-suspected-dui-crash-in-sylmar-5488745\">Grandmother Killed in Suspected DUI Crash in Sylmar<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/8\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/grandmother-killed-in-suspected-dui-crash-in-sylmar-5488745\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-teenage-boy-allegedly-kills-9-in-school-shooting-in-serbia\/\" title=\"Teen boy reportedly kills 9 in Serbia school shooting.\">tragic incident occurred<\/a> on May 22 when Jonathan \u2063was\u200d driving from his high school in Iowa City. He attempted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-finds-iowa-basketball-coachs-son-guilty-of-misdemeanor-in-fatal-crash\/\" title=\"Iowa basketball coach's son convicted of misdemeanor in deadly crash.\">pass stopped\u2062 cars<\/a> in a right lane, unaware that one of the motorists had signaled a runner to cross the multilane street.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Jonathan \u2062did not see the runner and collided with Hite when he stepped in\u200d front of the vehicle. The judge determined that Jonathan was not distracted or using a cellphone at the time of the accident.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling comes after a trial held on August 29.<\/p>\n<p>Hite, a dedicated member \u200cof the Iowa Army National Guard for 27 years, leaves behind a loving family of \u2062four children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iowa City, Iowa &#8211; Fran McCaffery&#8217;s son, Jonathan McCaffery, 17, was convicted of failing to yield to a pedestrian who tragically died from the accident. The crash injured Corey J. Hite, 45, of Cedar. 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