Raleigh,NC : UNC’s Luke Maye involved in minor car accident on June, thursday 8th 2017

Luke Maye, one of the stars of North Carolina’s run to the 2017 NCAA tournament men’s basketball championship, was involved in a scary car accident Thursday that his father Mark Maye said ultimately only gave his son a few bumps and bruises.

“Yes, Luke had a car accident this afternoon coming home for his brother’s middle school graduation,” Mark Maye said in a text message to The Observer Thursday night. “Was very fortunate. Thank the good Lord he is fine. Put a real scare in him -- and us.”

Mark Maye, a former standout quarterback for the Tar Heels in the 1980s, said no one else was hurt in the wreck. The accident occurred as Luke Maye drove alone from Chapel Hill back toward his home in Huntersville.

“He did run into an 18-wheeler and spun his car around, landing on a bank beside the road,” Mark Maye said in another text message to The Observer about the accident. “Damaged the car pretty bad, but he (Luke) said he feels perfectly fine.”

Luke Maye’s biggest moment during the 2016-17 UNC season came when he made the game-winning basket against Kentucky in an NCAA tournament game. Maye will be a junior next season and is projected to be a starter for the Tar Heels as they try to defend their national title. He averaged 5.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game last season as a reserve forward.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.



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UNC’s Luke Maye involved in minor car accident