IOWA CITY – An Iowa man, reportedly an Iowa national guardsmen, died after jogging in Iowa City when a teen driver inadvertently ran him down in a crosswalk.
At 4:16 p.m., Monday, May 22, 2023, Iowa City Police responded to a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at Melrose Avenue and Kennedy Parkway. The pedestrian, Corey J. Hite, 45, of Cedar Rapids suffered serious injuries. Hite died on Sunday, June 4 as a result of the injuries sustained in the crash.
A fundraiser is set for Corey Hite, here. The GoFundMe describes him, “Corey Hite is a dedicated man to his family, a loving father, and a devoted husband. He is also a Soldier in the National Guard where he was only 3 weeks away from retiring from. An unfortunate event changed Corey’s immediate future plans of retirement and is now in critical care in the hospital. Corey was out running and was struck by a car.”
Following a thorough investigation, and after consultation with the Johnson County Attorney’s Office, the driver of the vehicle that struck Hite, Jonathan J.F. McCaffery, 16, of North Liberty, has been cited with Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian in a Crosswalk, a simple misdemeanor. He is the son of Iowa basketball head coach Fran McCaffery.
Under the Iowa Code, a violation of this misdemeanor resulting in a death is punishable by a $1,000 fine, a driver’s license suspension of up to 180 days, or both.