A college basketball star from Kansas whose career ended after a southern Indiana man crashed into her family in downtown Louisville two years ago has made a selfless donation to help children in need.
Ava Jones, her parents Trey and Amy Jones, and her younger brother were in town for a basketball tournament the evening of July 5, 2022, when they were hit by a car.
Wednesday marked one year to the day since a Kansas family's story changed in an instant while walking on a downtown Louisville sidewalk.
It was the first time she played in a game.
Ava Jones got difficult news from doctors this week about her recovery.
The man police say admitted to taking hydrocodone before hitting a Kansas family in downtown Louisville in July, killing the father, faced a judge Tuesday morning.
Louisville Metro Police say he told officers at the scene that he had taken hydrocodone and was so tired, he couldn't make a turn.
The week of July 5 forever changed the lives of the Jones family.
The last 34 days have established a new reality for 17-year-old Ava Jones.
Ava Jones and her mother Amy are out of the ICU and in the same room at Frazier Rehab.