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Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim involved in fatal collision with man walking on I-690, per report

According to a Syracuse.com piece on Thursday morning, Syracuse Orange men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim was involved in a fatal collision with a man walking on the Interstate I-690 last night around 11:22 p.m.

The story states that a previous crash had led to a passenger in that car — later revealed to be 51-year old Syracuse resident Jorge Jimenez — exiting onto the freeway. Jimenez was then struck by Boeheim’s car shortly thereafter. Boeheim recorded a BAC of 0.00 at the scene.

Bobby was at the police station this morning and gathered additional information around the incident:

  • Boeheim swerved to avoid the disabled vehicle and hit Jimenez, who was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead (autopsy will determine exact cause of death)
  • As the BAC of 0.