Harris County High Baseball Coach Dies in ATV Accident
A January 24 ATV accident in Hamilton has claimed the life of the Harris County High School baseball coach.
According to Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley, Tony Dimitri, 47, head baseball coach at the high school, died Saturday evening after being involved in a side-by-side ATV accident on private property. Harris County Coroner Joe Weldon said Dimitri was riding as a passenger in the side-by-side when the crash took place between 6 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, in Hamilton, on private property off Mulberry Creek Road.
By JACK BAGLEY
A January 24 ATV accident in Hamilton has claimed the life of the Harris County High School baseball coach.
According to Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley, Tony Dimitri, 47, head baseball coach at the high school, died Saturday evening after being involved in a side-by-side ATV accident on private property. Harris County Coroner Joe Weldon said Dimitri was riding as a passenger in the side-by-side when the crash took place between 6 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, in Hamilton, on private property off Mulberry Creek Road.
Jolley said the driver of the ATV, Darrell Deon Guthrey, 44, has been arrested on a felony charge of homicide by vehicle in the first degree and he was also charged with driving under the influence. He was taken to the Harris County Jail.
The sheriff said the accident took place during an outing involving several families. Jolley added that Dimitri and Guthrey were close friends.
Dimitri was a veteran coach, with more than fifteen years of experience in education and athletics. Before his tenure at Harris County High, Dimitri served as head baseball coach at Russell County High in Alabama and Jordan High School in Columbus.
Additional details on the accident were not available at press deadline, and the circumstances leading up to the crash have not yet been released. The incident remains under investigation.
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