Oregon will maintain a candlelight vigil for late soccer star and NFL draft decide Khyree Jackson on Wednesday evening at Autzen Stadium in Eugene.
Jackson and two of his highschool soccer teammates had been killed in a automotive crash Saturday morning of their native Maryland. Jackson was 24.
Jackson, a defensive again, was a fourth-round decide by the Minnesota Vikings in April and was months away from making his NFL debut. He performed in junior faculty and at Alabama earlier than transferring to Oregon for the 2023 season.
“We’ll maintain a candlelight vigil to have a good time the lifetime of Khyree Jackson,” Oregon Soccer posted on X, previously Twitter. “We’d be honored in the event you would be a part of us. All are welcome to attend.”
Oregon Household,
We’ll maintain a candlelight vigil to have a good time the lifetime of Khyree Jackson. We’d be honored in the event you would be a part of us. All are welcome to attend.
Wednesday, July 10
Autzen Stadium – Please enter by way of South Gate entrance
8 p.m.#GoDucks pic.twitter.com/KbyizrP7Qf— Oregon Soccer (@oregonfootball) July 9, 2024
Police proceed to research the crash, and no prices have been filed as of Tuesday.
In keeping with Maryland State Police, Jackson was the front-seat passenger in a Dodge Charger that was struck by an Infiniti Q50 shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday in Prince George’s County.
The Infiniti was trying to alter lanes and touring at a excessive price of velocity when the automotive hit the Charger after which struck a Chevrolet Impala. The affect despatched the Charger off the precise facet of the highway, the place it got here to relaxation after hitting “a number of tree stumps,” per the report.
The opposite occupants of the Charger had been driver Isaiah Hazel, 23, and Anthony Lytton Jr., 24. The driving force of the Impala was unhurt, and the motive force of the Infiniti, recognized by police as Cori Clingman, and her two passengers weren’t damage, based on authorities.
Police mentioned alcohol may have contributed to the crash.
–Subject Stage Media
