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Florida center T.J. McCoy hospitalized after being struck by suspected drunk driver

Florida center T.J. McCoy was hospitalized after being hit by a suspected drunk driver.

McCoy and his girlfriend, Precious Ichite, were on a scooter near campus around 3 a.m. Friday when they were struck by a car, according to Gainesville Police.

McCoy and Ichite were thrown from the scooter and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the police report.

McCoy’s father, Tony McCoy, shared two photos on Facebook of his son in a hospital bed at Shands Hospital in Gainesville looking upbeat and wearing a bandage on the left side of his forehead.