CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Coastal Carolina University sprinter’s track career was derailed after a botched medical procedure left with a torn knee tendon in 2023, a newly filed lawsuit claims.
Zahria Jones, who in 2019 set high school state records in both the 4×100 and 4×400-meter relays, is suing CCU, Carolina Clinic of Chiropractic and its doctor Gregory Shirley for negligence and medical malpractice.
Her suit was filed Jan. 9 in Horry County Common Pleas Court.
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Jones was attending CCU on a scholarship when on Jan. 16, 2023, she visited Shirley and underwent a Diversified alignment technique on a portion of her spine, sacrum and pelvis…