UPDATE: Police release details, ID victim after Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim hits, kills man on I-690

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a man Wednesday walking outside a vehicle on Interstate 690 shortly before 11:30 p.m., authorities said.

Jorge Jimenez, 51, had been in a car with four others near Thompson Road in Syracuse when their vehicle crashed into a guardrail for unknown reasons, authorities said.

“The occupants then exited the vehicle and proceeded to walk on the highway within close proximity to that vehicle,” Syracuse police said in a 9:51 a.m. news release. “An oncoming vehicle noticed the disabled car and tried avoiding the vehicle, which was in the middle of the road.”

The driver of the second vehicle, Boeheim, 74, of DeWitt, struck Jimenez as he stood on the side of the road, police said.

“Field sobriety and alco-sensor tests for both drivers were negative for any signs of impairment,” police said. “Reconstruction of the scene will be performed and speeds cannot be determined at this time.

No traffic tickets have been issued at this time, police said.

Boeheim was taken to Syracuse police headquarters downtown, where he was questioned and released. Boeheim’s blood-alcohol registered a .00, Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick confirmed.

Friends and family tell Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard that Boeheim does not drink alcohol.

Syracuse University released a statement about the incident, expressing condolences. Boeheim echoed those sentiments in his own statement.

Syracuse police were dispatched to the accident on I-690 Eastbound at 11:24 p.m., according to Onondaga County 911 dispatch logs. I-690 Eastbound was closed between Exit 15 at Midler Avenue and Exit 16 at Thompson Road for several hours, according to state Department of Transportation.

The Syracuse Orange beat Louisville at the Carrier Dome on Wednesday night. The game ended around 9 p.m.

Driving conditions after the game were icy in spots. It’s unclear if that played any role in the initial crash or Boeheim’s involvement.

The Syracuse weather station at Hancock airport registered 32 degrees with “light freezing rain” at 11 p.m. By midnight, the temperature was 35 and there was light rain.

Note: This story was updated at 10:05 a.m. with information from Syracuse police and the district attorney.

Staff writers Hank Domin, Mike Waters and Glenn Coin contributed to this report.