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Jim Boeheim Driving at or Near Speed Limit During Fatal Crash, DA Rules

Syracuse men's basketball head coach Jim Boeheim "was traveling within the speed limit or close to it" when his SUV struck and killed 51-year-old Jorge Jimenez on Interstate 690 in Syracuse, New York, on Wednesday, February 20, per the Associated Press.

Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, who spoke with the AP, also noted that the crash investigation is near completion.

Per Casey Darnell and Michael McCleary of the Daily Orange, Syracuse police chief Kenton Buckner said on Thursday that Boeheim has been cooperative during the investigation and that neither he nor the driver of the other car is expected to be charged.