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ESPN’S TOP 100 BASKETBALL PLAYER AND RECENTLY COMMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, 17-YEAR-OLD AVA JONES LOVE OF BASKETBALL WENT FROM KANSAS TO LOUISVILLE ON TUESDAY FOR THE ANNUAL RUN FOR THE ROSES TOURNAMENT. SHE HAS A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD OF HER SO JUST KEEP PRAYING THAT THIS HIGH SCHOOL FUTURE STILL BE THAT HER PARENTS AND YOUNGER BROTHER WERE HIT BY A CAR NEAR THE MARKET. SECOND ROADS AND ARREST QUOTE STATES 33-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL HURLEY MET THEM WHILE THEY WERE ON THE SIDEWALK. POLICE. Say he admitted to taking hydrocodone and was so tired. HE COULD NOT TURN OVER A WITNESS SAYS THE SCENE APPEARS UNREAL THE NEXT THING I SEE ARE BODIES FLYING IN THE AIR AND I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT. IT WAS LIKE A HORROR. MOVIE THE FAMILY WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT HOSPITALS FOR TREATMENT ACCORDING TO JONES’ BASKETBALL COACH. Dylan Evans. RECENT VICTIM CREEK WAS TREATMENTED AND RELAXED BUT AVA AND HER PARENTS AMY AND TREY STILL FIGHT FOR THEIR RECOVERY. ALL THREE ARE STILL IN ICU AND JUST REALLY NEED OUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT AND HOPEFULLY ALL WILL BE OK. IT WAS A VERY VERY TRAGICAL ACCIDENT THAT CURLY FIRST APPEARED ON WEDNESDAY. HE FACES SEVERAL CLAIMS, INCLUDING FOUR COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE ASSESSMENT AND OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE EFFECT OF SUBSTANCES, PEARLY KEEPS HIS HEAD DOWN FOR A MAJORITY OF THE CHARGES, AS THE JUDGE SAID, HIS BOND AT 500,000 CASH FOR THE KINDS THE JONES FAMILY TO FLY INTO BE BY HER SIDE AND AVA’S TEAMMATES PLAYED THEIR FIRST SCHEDULED TOURNAMENT MATCH IN HER HONOR ON WEDNESDAY. DAVE IS A COMPETITOR. SHE EATS BREEZE AND SLEEPS BASKETBALL AND SHE WOULD WANT YOU TO PLAY. SO YOU HAVE DECIDED. LOUISVILLE ALEXIS MATHEWS WOKY NEWS NOW THE AAU TEAM WILL FINISH BY AVA IN THE RUN FOR THE ROSES TOURNAMENT GOING THROUGH FRIDAY AS FOR THE DRI
Iowa basketball commit, family attacked as pedestrians in downtown Louisville
Updated July 6, 2022 6:44 p.m. EDT
Ava Jones, an ESPN top 100 basketball player and recently engaged to the University of Iowa, brought her from Kansas to Louisville because of her love of basketball to compete in the annual Run 4 the Roses tournament before the tragedy future ahead , so just keep praying that the future keeps going,” said Dylan Evans, the owner and principal of Jones AAU basketball team Wheat State Elite. The 17-year-old high school senior, her parents and younger brother, were killed around 8 p.m. by a Struck by car near Market and Second Streets. Police say he admitted to taking hydrocodone and was “so tired he couldn’t turn.” A witness says the scene seemed unreal.” I couldn’t believe it, it was like something out of a horror movie.” The family was taken to UofL Hospital and Norton Children’s Hospital for treatment. According to Evans, the youngest victim, Creek, was treated and released. But Ava and her parents, Amy and Trey, are still struggling to recover. The teenager’s condition is serious but stable, while her parents are both critical. “All three are still in intensive care and just really need our prayers and support and hopefully they will all be okay,” Evans said. Hurley first appeared in court Wednesday, where he faces multiple charges including four counts of first-degree assault, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of substances and a license to possess. Hurley held the bulk of the indictment as the judge, head down, set his bail at $500,000 in cash. If he is released on bail, he will be held at home. Members of the Jones family flew in to be by her side, and Ava’s teammates played their first scheduled tournament games in her honor on Wednesday. “We went over everything with them and they were dressed and ready,” Evans said. “Ava is a competitor, she eats, sleeps and breathes basketball, and she would want you to play, so they went for it.” Hurley is scheduled to stand trial again on July 14.
Ava Jones, an ESPN top 100 basketball player and recently engaged to the University of Iowa, brought her from Kansas to Louisville for the annual Run 4 the Roses tournament for her love of basketball before tragedy struck.
“She has a bright future ahead of her, so just keep praying that the future will continue,” said Dylan Evans, the owner and director of Jones’ AAU basketball team, the Wheat State Elite.
The 17-year-old future high school senior, her parents and younger brother were hit by a car near Market Street and Second Street around 8 p.m
An arrest warrant said Michael Hurley, 33, punched them while they were on the sidewalk. Police say he admitted to taking hydrocodone and was “so tired he couldn’t turn”.
A witness says the scene seemed unreal.
“The next thing I see are bodies flying in the air,” said Sharon Donoho. “I couldn’t believe it, it was like a horror movie.”
The family were taken to UofL Hospital and Norton Children’s Hospital for treatment.
According to Evans, the youngest victim, Creek, was treated and released.
But Ava and her parents, Amy and Trey, are still struggling to recover. The teenager was listed in serious but stable condition while her parents are both critical.
“All three are still in intensive care and really just need our prayers and support and hopefully they will all be okay,” Evans said.
Hurley made his first court appearance on Wednesday, where he faces multiple charges including four counts of first-degree assault, driving a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs and a license to possess property.
Hurley kept his head down for most of the arraignment when the judge set his bail at $500,000 in cash. If he is released on bail, he will be placed under house arrest.
Members of the Jones family flew in to be by her side, and Ava’s teammates played their first scheduled tournament games in her honor on Wednesday.
“We discussed everything with them and they were dressed and ready,” Evans said. “Ava is a competitor, she eats, sleeps and breathes basketball and she would want them to play so they went for it.”
Hurley is scheduled to appear in court again on July 14.
