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Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Yahoo
Truck driver who hit St. Ignatius hockey team bus in 2022 sentenced to prison
The Brief Victor Santos was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a 2022 DUI crash that injured 20 student-athletes from St. Ignatius College Prep. The crash occurred after Santos ran a red light and hit the team's bus in Indiana. A civil lawsuit is also pending against Santos and multiple transportation companies. CHICAGO - An Indiana judge on Monday sentenced a truck driver to 20 years in prison for a 2022 DUI crash that injured 20 hockey players from Chicago's St. Ignatius College Prep. What we know Victor Santos, a 60-year-old convicted felon and registered sex offender, pleaded guilty in a Warsaw, Indiana courtroom Monday afternoon as part of a plea agreement. He has been credited with two years already served since his arrest in November 2022. The crash happened on the night of Nov. 12, 2022, as the St. Ignatius hockey team was returning to its hotel following a tournament in Culver, Indiana. Their bus was making a left turn on a green arrow when Santos ran a red light and slammed into the side of the vehicle. At the time of the crash, Santos' blood alcohol level was measured at 0.13%, nearly twice Indiana's legal limit. Witnesses reported seeing his truck swerving on the highway and reaching speeds of more than 90 miles per hour. Investigators said Santos made no attempt to slow down or avoid the bus. All 23 players and two coaches were hospitalized, with some students taken to a trauma center due to the severity of their injuries. Santos was initially charged with 26 felony counts, including causing serious bodily injury while operating a vehicle and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. Victims and their families were in the courtroom Monday to deliver emotional impact statements before the sentencing. Dig deeper In addition to being a registered sex offender for a 1999 conviction in New York, Santos previously faced charges in Indiana related to violations of federal motor carrier safety rules. He was also accused of failing to register under the Unified Carrier Registration system. What's next In addition to the criminal case, Santos and several transportation companies are facing a 98-count civil lawsuit filed by 18 injured students, their parents, and two coaches. The lawsuit names Uber Freight LLC, N&V Trucking Express LLC, Barnes Transportation 11 LLC, and the hockey team's bus driver — accusing them of negligence and disregard for the safety of passengers. That case is still pending. The Source The information in this article was provided by Indiana police, lawyers, court documents, and previous FOX 32 reporting.
Chicago Tribune
20-04-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
Malik Murray, Ariel exec and former St. Ignatius and Blue Demon basketball player, dies at 50
Chicago native Malik T. Murray was a longtime executive at Chicago-based Ariel Investments. He served on the board of trustees of DePaul University, where he had played Division I basketball, and he was on the board of directors for St. Ignatius College Prep. Murray oversaw Ariel's fundraising efforts for its investment strategies as the company's head of business development. 'Everyone just loved Malik. He was extremely generous,' said Ariel's founder, chairman and co-CEO John W. Rogers Jr. 'He always had time for everyone, and was never too busy to talk to a friend in need or a young person who needed mentorship, or someone who was going through a difficult time — Malik was always there for them. It didn't matter their titles.' Murray, 50, died of an apparent heart attack on Saturday at his home, said his sister, Nubia Murray Davis. He had recently become a West Town resident. Born and raised in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, Murray was the son of Cook County Circuit Judge Leonard Murray and Linda Diane Gray Murray, who had been a longtime teacher and assistant principal at Hyde Park Academy until her death in 2021. Murray attended St. Philip Neri Elementary School and then enrolled at St. Ignatius College Prep, where he was a standout basketball player. In December 1991, the 6-foot-8-inch Murray was named one of the Tribune's Athletes of the Week after sinking 40 points and making 30 rebounds in two narrow St. Ignatius victories in one week, over St. Rita and Providence. Seen as a finesse player who alternated between guard and forward, Murray averaged 20.1 points and 9.5 rebounds per game for St. Ignatius. After graduating from St. Ignatius in 1992, Murray was recruited by DePaul, where he was a four-year letter winner on the men's basketball team under then-head coach Joey Meyer, as well as being the team's seventh man his senior year. After earning a bachelor's degree in finance from DePaul in 1996, Murray took a job with Bank One Brokerage, where he worked for eight years, eventually serving as a broker for its international exchange-traded products. He earned an MBA in finance from DePaul's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business in 2004. In December 2004, Murray joined Ariel, eventually rising to become its senior vice president and head of business development and institutional marketing. Ariel's former executive vice president of institutional marketing, Peter Q. Thompson, who hired Murray, noted that Murray was 'fiercely competitive, but didn't need to let anybody know that.' 'His demeanor was mild, but his passion for achievement — especially on the basketball court and at Ariel — was anything but mild,' Thompson said. 'I was out with Malik and John Rogers for dinner just last week and had a great conversation about life and work — and how much he loved and respected being part of the Ariel culture. He personified the Jesuit maxim instilled in him at St. Ignatius College Prep: 'Men and Women for Others.'' 'The entire Ariel family is in a state of shock over the passing of our beloved friend, Malik Murray,' Ariel Investments said in a statement. 'Malik was the ultimate teammate who always put clients and colleagues first. A fiercely competitive, yet abundantly kind spirit — he inspired excellence in everyone who had the privilege of working with him. He was a true gentle giant — big in stature, energy and heart. The only comfort to this devastating loss is 20 years of wonderful shared memories.' In 2022, Murray delivered the commencement address for DePaul's Driehaus College of Business. That same year, he established an endowed scholarship at the school for excellence in basketball and finance. In 2023, Murray joined DePaul University's board of trustees, and he was serving on the university's finance and investment committees at the time of his death. From 2017 until 2023, Murray served on the executive committee of the board of directors of St. Ignatius College Prep, where he was the founding chair of the School Culture DEI Committee. St. Ignatius President John Chandler recalled Murray 'mentoring scores of our players, coaches and students into this year,' and called him a 'gentle giant' among the school's alumni. 'As the Ignatian prayer for generosity states, he 'toiled and asked for no reward,'' Chandler said. 'Malik lived with deep purpose (and) led with love, lifted others and built lasting community wherever he went. He lived by his words and his personal example of the way he loved his life, and lit the way for all of us to follow. With grit, grace and love, he made us better. How humbled I and our community are to have called him a partner and friend.' In 2021, Murray established a financial aid endowment for students at St. Ignatius, the Linda Diane Gray Murray Excellence Through Education, Equity and Inclusion Endowment. Rogers noted Murray's 'immense loyalty' to Chicago and the institutions that had formed him. 'He was so incredibly loyal to those institutions,' Rogers said. 'He truly just felt lucky to be part of the St. Ignatius family and the DePaul family and what came through so clearly was that whichever board he was on, he made a difference. He would roll up his sleeves and make a difference for everyone, and that sense of being a great teammate of the organizations that he loved is something that's really rare and unique. Whether you were around DePaul or Ignatius people, they just so embraced Malik. This is going to be such a loss for the city.' During his finance career, Murray worked for a time as a referee for the NBA Development League, now known as the G League. Outside of work, Murray was an avid golfer, and he enjoyed traveling, his sister said. Art Reliford, a Hyde Park native and friend since the two were about 12 years old, called Murray 'a selfless individual who would give you the shirt off his back.' 'Malik was my guy, man. He'd do anything for you. He was very accomplished, but as high as he got, he would never knock anybody else down, and that was one of Malik's best attributes,' Reliford said. 'He was always a cheerleader for everybody.' Former Illinois and Chicago Bulls player Kendall Gill, who during the COVID-19 pandemic formed the 60/40 Club — consisting of certain intense workouts — to keep Chicagoans fit, was also a close friend. 'He was a big part of my 60/40 workout and he's a big part of the reason my children go to St. Ignatius,' Gill said. 'After my retirement from the NBA, I played basketball with Malik in different leagues, on the same team. He was a big part of my life, and he and his girlfriend, Liz, were great friends with my wife and me and my sons. This is just a very sad day for my family, for the Chicago basketball community, for St. Ignatius, for Ariel and for our 60/40 Club.' In addition to his sister, Murray is survived by his father, Leonard; another sister, Kai Murray; and a brother, noted tennis coach Kamau Murray. Services are pending.
CBS News
14-04-2025
- CBS News
College student from Chicago released from Copenhagen prison after Uber fare dispute, but remains in Denmark
A Chicago-area college student has been released from a Danish prison after being arrested in Copenhagen while on spring break , according to his parents. Owen Ray and his friend are alums of St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood. According to Jordan Finfer, the U.S. attorney for Owen Ray, Ray and his friend were in Copenhagen to visit friends for spring break. Ray's parents said they got into an Uber, realized they had put in the wrong address, tried and failed to change their destination address, asked the driver if he could take them to the correct address and, when he said he couldn't, got out of the car a short distance away, then ordered another Uber. Ray's attorney said the Uber driver accused the boys of not paying for the ride, but receipts show they did. "The Uber driver first says, 'I'm going to call the police,' and you can hear them saying, 'We've done nothing wrong. Call the police,'" Ray's mother said. Ray and his friend have missed two weeks of college so far. Ray is a student at Miami University in Ohio. A spokesperson for Ray's family claims there was then an altercation between the boys and the driver, in which the driver physically assaulted the boys, before they ran away in fear and went back to their hotel. However, Danish lawyer Eigil Strand, who represents Ray and spoke with CBS News, said that "some physical interactions were swapped between the parties." The two boys were arrested at the Copenhagen airport when they went to return to the U.S. on previously scheduled flights. As of Monday afternoon, they had been released from custody, but a spokesperson told CBS News they had been made to forfeit their passports and remained in Denmark. "We remain deeply concerned that Danish authorities have confiscated his passport and will not allow him to return to the United States – something we understand is unusual in Danish court proceedings," Ray's parents said in a statement. "The facts make clear that Owen is the victim in this case, and we urge Danish officials to allow him to return home to the United States without delay." Earlier, Ray's mother said that, even while waiting for a trial, it's the years to come she is the most worried about for Ray. "There are going to be ramifications from this. You know, when you're locked in a jail cell for 23 hours a day, you can't come out without nothing," she said. Note: The video in the player above is from an earlier story, filed on April 12, 2025. Emmet Lyons and Marissa Sulek contributed to this report.
CBS News
12-04-2025
- CBS News
Chicago area college students imprisoned in Denmark for 2 weeks after Uber fare dispute
Two Chicago area college students are being held in a Copenhagen prison after a ride with an Uber driver went wrong. Their parents are there now doing what they can, but they keep running into legal roadblocks. The two college students are St. Ignatius College Prep alumni, and were visiting friends for spring break in Denmark. Their parents said they got in an Uber, realized they put in the wrong address, and asked to get out. What transpired next is why they have been in a prison for nearly two weeks. "Approximately 6 a.m. in the morning, I got a text from a foreign number saying, 'Mom, I'm in prison in Copenhagen,'" Sara Buchen-Ray said. She was four hours away from picking up her 20-year-old son, Owen Ray, from O'Hare International Airport on March 31 when she got his text. Now she's in a Copenhagen Airbnb, doing anything she can to get him out of a Danish prison. That's where Owen was put after he rode in an Uber with a friend. "When they got in the Uber, they realized the wrong address had been put in," she said. Buchen-Ray said they asked to get out and ordered a new ride. "Approximately five minutes later, the Uber driver circled back around and found them walking and started yelling at them," she said. Buchen-Ray says this is all according to video played in a Danish court hearing this week. The Uber driver accused Owen and his friend of not paying for the ride, but receipts show they did. "The Uber driver first says 'I'm going to call the police,' and you can hear them saying, 'We've done nothing wrong. Call the police,'" his mother said. "While they were waiting at the gates to board their planes to go home, they were arrested by the Danish police," said Buchen-Ray's attorney in Chicago, Jordan Finfer. Finfer said Owen was arrested at the airport. He has not been charged or convicted, but Finfer said he was detained due to "flight risk." "Owen is still detained, is likely to be detained through the end of the month – he's never been charged," Finfer said. "They are in prison where they're locked up 23 hours a day," Buchen-Ray said. Owen's mother said she gets to speak on the phone with him one day a week, and visit him one day a week. Now they are waiting for a trial that should take place this month, but it's the years to come she is the most worried about for Owen. "There are going to be ramifications from this. You know, when you're locked in a jail cell for 23 hours a day, you can't come out without nothing," she said. That trial should take place this month. However, there is a 5-day court holiday for Easter, which could push it back. So far, Owen and his friend have missed two weeks of college. Owen is a students at Miami University in Ohio.
