Kentucky coach acquitted in rare player death case

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Kentucky coach acquitted in rare player death case

By BRETT BARROUQUE

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A former Kentucky high school football coach was found not guilty Thursday in the death of a player who collapsed at a practice where the team was put through a series of sprints on a hot summer day.

Attorneys said the case was the first time a football coach was charged in the death of a player. It was closely watched by those involved in youth athletics and has already resulted in changes to Kentucky law and other efforts to make practices safer for athletes.

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[RETIREDFAN1]

Good....the DA who filed this should be sent packing next election...what a waste of taxpayer money and court time that could have been better spend prosecuting a real criminal.......

[KFDM COOP]

I agree!!

[w]

Whereas I feel bad for the kid and this happened, and I truly feel for the parents, I saw a pic of the kid a couple of weeks ago and for 15 years old, I thought he was pretty well-developed.  That made me suspicion steroids in the back of my mind.  This morning, they say that the kid was taking Atterol (I think for ADD) and a growth hormone and that is what contributed to his death. Saw the mom on the news this AM and I feel her pain, but we can't keep blaming everybody else for our own errors.