A little after 10:00 am on Saturday, TMZ reported that Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson and two high school teammates had died in a three-car crash. Jackson, Isaiah Hazel, and A.J. Lytton Jr. were driving a Dodge Charger in Upper Marlboro, Md., at 3:00 am when an Infiniti Q50 struck them at a high rate of speed while changing lanes.

The collision sent the Charger off the road, where it hit multiple tree stumps before stopping. The second car then hit a Chevrolet Impala. Neither the Impala’s driver nor the two passengers in the Q50 were hurt.

ESPN’s Kevin Seifert has further details:

Mark and Zygi Wilf offered their condolences on Jackson’s passing:

Kevin O’Connell and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah expressed that they were heartbroken:

Jackson’s teammates grieved his loss:

The Vikings drafted Jackson after an improbable rise to the NFL. He had quit football and worked at a Harris Teeter grocery store and Chipotle before playing at Alabama and Oregon. Investigators said alcohol may have contributed to the crash. Charges are pending.

Tom Schreier

Tom Schreier is the founder and proprietor of Zone Coverage. He created Zone Coverage with the goal of mixing new age media with old-school journalism. His goal was to create an economically sustainable platform for sports content for Minnesota fans. Before Zone Coverage, Tom wrote for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

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