LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- One of the four people hit by a car Tuesday night while walking through downtown Louisville has died.

Trey Jones, 42, died at University of Louisville Hospital, according to a report from the Jefferson County Coroner's office released on Friday. Family members told WDRB he passed on Friday.

Jones and his wife were said to be in critical condition after investigators said 33-year-old Michael Hurley, of Lexington, Indiana, drove onto the sidewalk at 2nd and Market streets just after 8 p.m. and "struck a family of four standing on the sidewalk causing critical injuries to all four." Hurley told police responding to the scene that he had just taken Hydrocodone and was "so tired he could not make the turn." 

Ava Jones, 17, and her younger brother were also hit. Ava Jones, listed earlier this week as being in serious condition, is a star basketball player at Nickerson High School in Kansas. After receiving 15 Division I offers, Jones committed Sunday to play college basketball at the University of Iowa. An incoming senior at Nickerson, Jones averaged 20.8 points, 15.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game during her junior season.  

Hunter Jones, Ava's older brother, spoke to WDRB News on Friday. He flew into town to take care of their 10-year-old brother, Creek, who was released from the hospital after being treated for minor injures.

"He is a trooper and he is super strong, and my father taught me everything I know so now I need to teach him everything I know," Jones said. "And now that I've learned as much as I could from my father, and that I'm just here to take care of him and I'll teach him the same that he taught me."

Jones, who competes in track and field at the Pittsburg State University, in Kansas, left training as soon as he heard about the accident.

"He was a great man, he was a mentor for a lot of kids," he said of his father. "Just seeing the people that he was there for, the people that he mentored, my goods friends that don't have father role models around, he was there for them. He was just a great, great person overall and he's loved by so many."

Hunter said his mom Amy is still in serious condition as doctors remain concerned about her head injuries.

"Thankfully, she really came away with a couple of little fractures in her back and is expected to make a full recovery," he said about Ava.

The family was in town for the "Run 4 Roses" girl's basketball tournament at the Kentucky Exposition Center.

Michael Hurley

This booking photo from Louisville Metro Corrections dated July 5, 2022, shows 33-year-old Michael Hurley. (Louisville Metro Corrections)

Dylan Evans, who runs Jones' AAU team, Wheat State Elite said Trey's wife and Ava are "progressing," but they both remain at U of L Hospital.

"It's going to be a slow process, but hopefully, everything keeps going in the right direction," Evans said.

Ellis said the Jefferson County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office added a murder charge against Hurley to go alongside his existing charges of assault and operating a motor vehicle under the influence. 

A GoFundMe page was set up to help the family. To donate, click here. As of 8:00 a.m. Saturday, it had raised nearly $52,000.

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