MADISON -- University of Wisconsin officials on Monday, June 3 issued a statement on behalf of Howard Moore and his family after a crash in Michigan that killed his wife and daughter, and left Moore and his son injured.
The statement is below:
Officials on May 27 said Moore, the assistant men's basketball coach, was up and walking at a hospital after the crash on May 25.
The school also said Moore's son, Jerell, had been released from a hospital and was in the care of family.
Moore's wife, Jennifer, and daughter Jaidyn were killed in the crash on the M-14 highway in Washtenaw County. Authorities said a 23-year-old woman was driving west in the eastbound lanes of the Detroit-area freeway when she struck a car head-on that was carrying the Moore family. The woman was also killed.
Moore, a Chicago native, played at Wisconsin from 1990-95 and was head coach at Illinois-Chicago before returning to his alma mater during the 2015-16 season.