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NY Post
New York Post
22 Jul 2023


NextImg:Austin Peay freshman Jeremiah Collins dies after truck flips over in high-speed crash

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.

Police said there were no signs of impairment at the scene.

Jeremiah Collins died after his truck flipped over.
Jeremiah Collins/Twitter

Collins was transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

University officials announced his death in a news release Saturday morning, saying the school community was mourning.

“We are all devastated and heartbroken by the loss of Jeremiah Collins,” head football coach Scotty Walden said in the release. “Jeremiah was an outstanding young man who brought an incredible attitude and energy every day.

Collins was a freshman at Austin Peay.

Collins was a freshman at Austin Peay.
Jeremiah Collins/Twitter

“We grieve with the Collins family for their tragic loss and lift them up in prayer.”

Collins graduated from Oakland High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, last spring.