Austin Peay State Freshman Football Player Dies in Single-Car Crash

Austin Peay State Freshman Football Player Dies in Single-Car Crash
A sign outside the Dunn Center of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., in January 2021. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
The Associated Press
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Clarksville, Tenn.—A freshman football player at Austin Peay State University died Friday night in a single-car crash near the school’s campus in Clarksville, Tennessee, officials said.

Jeremiah Collins, 18, was driving too fast while exiting Briley Parkway West at Clarksville and his pickup truck rolled several times before coming to rest in a grassy area, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a news release.