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Wife Suzanne Tuberville hit and ultimately KILLED an elderly gentleman, his passenger/wife sustained serious injuries.
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Tuberville’s wife under investigation
Ioanna Makris & Caroline Courtney
Staff Writers Feb 21, 2012 13
The man hit by Tommy Tuberville’s wife in a car wreck at 57th and Slide in November 2011, died Friday.
Suzanne Tuberville could be facing manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide charges pending the autopsy results of Ira Purdy, 87.
After reading The Daily Toreador story online, Sgt. Jonathan Stewart with the Lubbock Police Department called The Daily Toreador and said LPD has not made a decision if any charges will be filed, since it is an ongoing investigation.
On Nov. 1, 2011, Suzanne Tuberville ran a red light and hit an elderly couple in their car. The Purdys sustained injuries, which caused them to be hospitalized at University Medical Center.
Ira Purdy was transferred from Covenant Medical Center to a rehabilitation center and then to a care center, where he died.
Stewart said the investigation is still open due to the extent of the injuries one of the passengers sustained, and the recent death of Purdy.
He said no citation was issued at the scene of the crime due to the physical condition of one of the passengers. However, a source close to the Purdys said a citation was issued six weeks after the wreck.
Investigation CLOSED, NO CHARGES - should have been manslaughter/homicide! http://archive.ph/uJiEP
Investigation on Tuberville’s wife closed
news@dailytoreador.com Feb 26, 2012 1
According to Sgt. Jonathan Stewart with the Lubbock Police Department, the investigation concerning Suzanne Tuberville’s car wreck, which occurred Nov. 1, is closed.
Ira Purdy and his wife Nelda Purdy both sustained injuries in the wreck. Ira Purdy died Feb. 17.
Suzanne Tuberville, wife of head football coach Tommy Tuberville, was issued a citation for running a red light weeks after the accident.
Bradley Pettiet, attorney for the Purdys, said Suzanne Tuberville was cited Dec. 1, and had the citation dismissed Feb. 15 by taking defensive driving.
Pettiet said Tommy Tuberville arrived at the scene 20 minutes after the collision occurred on 57th and Slide.
Ira Purdy sustained broken ribs, a broken leg and had a serious head injury from the wreck. However, Pettiet said only the Medical Examiner’s office can say if his death was due to the injuries sustained in the collision.
Nelda Purdy sustained a crushed pelvis, broken ribs on the left and right side and a broken collarbone. Pettiet said she spent about two months in the hospital and rehabilitation center and is now being treated at home, with future surgeries scheduled.
The Lubbock District Attorney and Queatha Derryberry, with the Lubbock Medical Examiner’s office, did not return The Daily Toreador’s phone calls.