Atlanta Braves turn in minor league prospect who allegedly fled Florida crash that killed a father of four
By Richard Pollina
Published on April 22, 2026.
The Atlanta Braves have turned in 18-year-old Jonathan Matos Morales, one of their former minor league prospects, who allegedly fled the scene of a deadly crash that killed a father of four on a Florida interstate. Morales was driving his 2022 black Ford Mustang down I-75 in Manatee County when he collided with a Chevy Trailblazer, pushing the Chevy into the right lane and causing it to be hit by a semi-truck. The semi driver, Owen Facey, 34, was pronounced dead at the scene. Morales, who was tracked down later that day after Braves officials recognized his Mustang at their spring training facility, CoolToday Park, and was arrested for vehicular homicide and leaving the scene after the crash. The Braves signed Morales to a minor league contract on July 23, 2025, assigning him to the FCL Braves the next day and sending him to Cangrejeros de Santurce, a professional team in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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