UPDATE:
Wisconsin men’s basketball assistant coach Howard Moore is in stable condition in a Michigan hospital intensive care unit and his 13-year-old son Jerrell is “up and walking around,” according to a statement from the university.
Moore reportedly received serious burns in the crash, which killed his wife Jennifer, 46, and 9-year-old daughter Jaidyn.
Authorities have identified 23-year-old Samantha Winchester as the driver of the vehicle going the wrong way on M-14 near Ann Arbor. Winchester was pronounced dead at the scene. Toxicology reports are pending, authorities said.
Update on Coach Howard Moore:
The Moore family would first like to express its gratitude for all of the prayers and well-wishes that have been showered upon them. (1 of 2)
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) May 26, 2019
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Coach Moore is in stable condition in the ICU and his son, Jerell, is up and walking around. The family continues to ask for as much privacy as possible.— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) May 26, 2019
Original story from Channel3000.com
Wisconsin men’s basketball assistant coach Howard Moore’s wife and daughter were killed in a car accident early Saturday morning in Michigan, the Big Ten Network reported.
According to the report, Moore’s wife, Jennifer, and daughter were killed in a wrong-way crash. Moore and his son were also in the vehicle, but both survived.
Athletes from across the nation offered their sympathies to Moore in light of the news.
Stunned. Shocked. Shook. And deeply saddened by the horrible news of @BadgerMBB asst & former @UICFlamesMBB head coach Howard Moore in serious car accident in Michigan. I’m told Howard & his son survived, but his wife & daughter didn’t make it. 😢
— Ryan Baker (@RyanBakerMedia) May 25, 2019
Stunned. Shocked. Shook. And deeply saddened by the horrible news of @BadgerMBB asst & former @UICFlamesMBB head coach Howard Moore in serious car accident in Michigan. I’m told Howard & his son survived, but his wife & daughter didn’t make it. 😢
— Ryan Baker (@RyanBakerMedia) May 25, 2019
Howard Moore played for the Wisconsin Badgers in the 1990s and was an assistant coach under Bo Ryan before becoming head coach at University of Illinois – Chicago and then an analyst for Big Ten Network. He returned to Wisconsin in 2015 when Greg Gard took over midseason for Ryan.
