Pittsburgh college football player, 18, dies in car crash, officials say

Mason Alexander, a freshman assemblage shot subordinate who was acceptable to vie for the Pittsburgh Panthers, died successful a car clang successful Indiana, officials said. He was 18.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said the clang occurred Saturday nighttime erstwhile a achromatic 2016 BMW 340 tried to walk a southbound 2015 Toyota RAV4 by entering the northbound lane. Officials said the operator successful the BMW was coming implicit a hill, knew a clang could hap and pulled to the close to debar the Toyota.

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Sept. 14, 2024, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: A Pittsburgh Panthers helmet sits connected a grooming array  against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the 4th fourth astatine Acrisure Stadium. (Barry Reeger-Imagn Images)

The operator successful the BMW slid done the grass, deed a histrion and caught fire, according to FOX 59. The Toyota operator deed a mailbox. Alexander was identified arsenic the operator of the BMW.

"I received a telephone this greeting that nary parent, teacher oregon manager ever wants to get — the quality of the abrupt nonaccomplishment of a young and promising life," Pittsburgh caput manager Pat Narduzzi said successful a statement. "Our full programme is shocked and profoundly saddened to larn of Mason Alexander’s passing. Mason had conscionable enrolled successful Pitt successful January pursuing his aboriginal graduation from Indiana’s Hamilton Southeastern High School. Even during that abbreviated time, helium made a large content connected each of us.

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"Mason was arrogant and excited to beryllium a Panther, and we felt the aforesaid mode astir having him successful our Pitt family. He volition ever beryllium a Panther to us. The Alexander household and Mason’s galore loved ones and friends volition beryllium successful our prayers."

Alexander attended Hamilton Southeastern High School successful Fishers earlier helium signed with Pittsburgh. He enrolled aboriginal to articulation the squad for outpouring practice, according to ESPN.

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Aug. 31, 2024, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Panthers helmets beryllium connected the sidelines against the Kent State Golden Flashes during the archetypal 4th astatine Acrisure Stadium. (Charles LeClaire-USA Today Sports)

He was a three-star cornerback recruit, according to 247 Sports, and was ranked successful the apical 300 precocious schoolhouse players database for the people of 2025, according to ESPN.

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