ARREST IN JASON RAY'S DEATH

Two men were arrested and charged Thursday for the accident that eventually killed Jason Ray, the 21-year-old former University of North Carolina mascot, who was in New Jersey as the Tar Heels played in the NCAA East Regional.

Gagik Hovsepyan, 52, of Paramus, N.J. and his 25-year-old son Armen Hovsepian, also of Paramus, were charged, Bergen County prosecutor John Molinelli announced. The younger Hovsepian had claimed he was driving while the older actually was according to witnesses.(Editor's note: we don't know why their last names are spelled differently, but according to various news outlets that is how you spell them...)

Armen Hovsepian was charged with one count of driving while suspended in a fatal motor vehicle accident and one count of hindering apprehension. He faces as much as five years in prison. Gagik Hovsepyan was charged with one count of hindering apprehension, one count of obstructing administration of law and one count of making a false statement under oath. Molinelli said he faces up to 18 months in prison.

IN A RELATED ITEM...

According to David Flemming, president of Donate Life America, Ray's story has likely been responsible for helping register more than 46,000 new organ donors, a number that could result in saving the lives of more than 163,000 people.

Next week, the National Consortium for Academics and Sport will honor Ray with one of its,"Giant Steps" Awards. And in February, the Ray family is being honored by the New Jersey Sharing Network, the organ procurement organization that handled Jason's case.

"It just amazes us how this story continues to touch people," Emmitt said. "Jason would be so incredibly proud." -- Wayne Drehs/ESPN