Kentucky man found guilty for running over Kansas family

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A Kentucky jury found Michael Hurley guilty of crashing his car into the Jones family of Nickerson.

Closing arguments happened Monday morning, and the jury deliberated briefly before returning the verdict shortly after noon.

Hurley was found guilty of murder, three counts of assault, and driving under the influence.

The 2022 crash seriously injured Ava and her mother Amy. Her father, Trey, was killed. Their son Creek was not seriously injured.

During the trial last week, Amy and Ava testified about how the crash and their injuries changed their lives .

“Like when your leg goes to sleep or your arm goes to sleep, and it’s waking up, and that tingling you feel when you’re trying to wake it up, that’s just what I feel all the time. It’s always tingling like it’s in between asleep and normal,” Amy Jones testified.

Last week, prosecutors say Hurley’s blood tests showed deadly amounts of fentanyl, and he nodded off after the wreck. Hurley’s legal team argued he was tired after working the early shift.

Hurley’s mother testified he had teeth removed, and she limited the amount of drugs he had access to by putting them in a safe.

“I do that because I don’t want anyone in my home who may go through a medicine cabinet and see that. I don’t leave it out, and a parent who would leave it out is, in my opinion, neglectful,” Pamela Hurley testified.

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