Normally, the team practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays, according to a fellow coach, but they added a practice that night in preparation for an upcoming tournament.
Tony’s loved ones say he coached youth football for the Take Flight Football Academy and was on his way to practice when his life was taken. The driver reportedly didn’t stop, instead, fleeing from the officer at a high rate of speed, according to police, who said the officer did not pursue.Ī short distance later, surveillance video shows the driver failed to stop at a traffic light, went through the intersection and struck three other vehicles, including Tony’s. 10, an officer attempted to stop a driver for an alleged traffic violation on E. He cared about the community and it’s always wonderful to have people like that around and to lose someone like that, it’s a blow to the community.”Īccording to IMPD, on Nov. “Man, Tony could just brighten up anyone’s day, any situation, no matter what,” said Ivory Hemingway, a longtime friend, former teammate and fellow coach of Tony. Murder of 18-year-old in Indy park puts the city on verge of tying the homicide record
You couldn’t ask for a better friend, a better cousin,” said his father, Tony Holmes Sr. You couldn’t ask for a better son, but I could go even further than that. Just last week, a deadly crash on the city’s near northeast side due to the actions of a reckless driver, claimed the life of a beloved football coach, identified as 30-year-old Tony Holmes Jr. In Marion County, from 2019 to 2020, the number of traffic fatalities spiked by 31% and IMPD is working to target hotspots for reckless driving across the city in hopes of preventing one more fatal crash. Statewide, since the start of the pandemic, the number of traffic fatalities increased by about 8%, outpacing the national increase. Indianapolis is no exception to a trend that’s been reported both statewide and nationwide when it comes to an increase in traffic deaths.
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) has ramped up its efforts to target reckless and aggressive driving across the Circle City.
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