Austin Peay State freshman soccer participant dies in single-car crash

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — A freshman participant at Austin Peay State College died Friday night time in a single-car crash close to the varsity’s campus in Clarksville, Tennessee, officers mentioned.

Jeremiah Collins, 18, was driving too quick whereas exiting Briley Parkway West at Clarksville and his pickup truck rolled a number of occasions earlier than coming to relaxation in a grassy space, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Division mentioned in a information launch.

Police mentioned there have been no indicators of impairment on the scene. Collins was transported to a hospital and later pronounced useless.

College officers introduced his dying in a information launch Saturday morning, saying the varsity neighborhood was mourning.

“We’re all devastated and heartbroken by the lack of Jeremiah Collins,” head coach Scotty Walden mentioned within the launch. “Jeremiah was an impressive younger man who introduced an unimaginable perspective and vitality each day. We grieve with the Collins household for his or her tragic loss and elevate them up in prayer.”

Collins graduated from Oakland Excessive Faculty in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, final spring.