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Youngest son of Iowa coach Fran McCaffery cited in fatal accident

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July 12th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

The youngest son of University of Iowa Basketball coach Fran McCaffery has been cited in a fatal accident. Radio Iowa’s Dar Danielson reports.

Court records show Iowa City police cited 16-year-old Jonathan McCaffery, of North Liberty, with failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Police say McCaffery struck 45-year-old Cory Hite of Cedar Rapids with his car not far from Iowa City West High School on May 22nd. Hite, who was a National Guard soldier, died from his injuries on June 4th. The citation is misdemeanor, which could include a one-thousand dollar fine, and a 180-day license suspension.