I have not been able to find any info on the web yet, but word has it that Texas' Head Women's Track Coach, Bev Kearney was killed in a car crash either yesterday or today. One of her assistants (not sure which), as well as Michelle Freeman's mom were also killed. Apparently, Michelle Freeman was also in the car and is in the hospital listed in critical condition. Please keep their families in your thoughts and/or prayers. What a loss!
Please, if you get more information post it and keep these families in your prayers.
I don't know if praying will do any good--but my heart goes out to the families. When someone lives a full life and dies of old age--there is still great sorrow. But a tragedy like this is traumatic and devastating.
this off the wire. Bev is in critical condition. The academic counselor believed to have passed away. Freeman's mom listed as critical.
please tell me where you heard this at...I hope this is a rumor, please call me right away at 215-476-9497. she is a friend of mine...
Florida wreck kills two, including mom of Olympian; Texas track coach injured.
The Associated Press
Texas women's track coach Beverly Kearney was critically injured in a Thursday car wreck in Florida that killed a university staff member and the mother of former Olympian Michelle Freeman.
Killed were Ilrey A. Sparks of Austin, an academic counselor for women's athletics at UT, and Freeman's mother, Muriel Wallace, who also lived in Austin.
Kearney had emergency surgery for back injuries at Shands Jacksonville hospital later in the day, University of Texas officials said.
According to an accident report filed by the Florida Highway Patrol, Freeman, who won a relay bronze for Jamaica in 1996, was driving a Lexus sport utility vehicle about 35 miles west of Jacksonville at 7:57 a.m. when the vehicle crossed the median and swerved back, causing it to roll.
Freeman was listed in good condition. Sparks' toddler daughter, Imani, was also in the vehicle and was listed in fair condition on the accident report.
Freeman, Wallace and Imani Sparks were wearing seatbelts, the accident report said. Kearney and Ilrey Sparks were not, it said.
A seven-time national coach of the year, Kearney has led the Texas women to four NCAA national team championships and 13 league titles in the Big 12 and Southwest conferences since 1993.
This is terrible, terrible news.