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Indianapolis Colts linebacker, Edwin Jackson has been killed by a suspected drunk driver.
Jackson was killed Sunday, the NFL team confirmed just hours before the Super Bowl.
“We were heartbroken to hear the news of Edwin Jackson’s passing,” the Colts said in a statement. “Edwin was loved by all in the Colts organization. We admired his outgoing personality, competitive spirit and hard-working mentality.”
The 26-year-old linebacker was hit just before 4 a.m. on Sunday on Interstate 70 in Indiana, according to the Indy Star.
Jackson, along with 54-year-old Jeffrey Monroe, who was believed to be Jackson’s ride-share driver, were standing outside their 2018 Lincoln when a Ford F-150 pickup truck drove onto the emergency shoulder and hit them both, Indiana State Police said in a press release.
Authorities said the driver — identified as Alex Cabrera Gonsales, 37 — hit them, then tried to run away on foot but was quickly captured. State police believe Gonsales “was intoxicated and driving without a license. He was transported to the Marion County Jail,” and the toxicology test results are pending.
State police said they believe Monroe pulled the car over on I-70 because Jackson became sick, and got out of the vehicle to help the NFL player.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Jackson’s family, friends, and teammates.
