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.
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.
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.
A criminal charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
