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D J Hayden: Ex-NFL player among six people killed in Houston car crash | World News<\/p>\n
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A former American football player has been killed in a car crash in Houston.<\/p>\n
D J Hayden, 33, was among six people who died in the incident which happened when a Chrysler 300 allegedly sped through a red light and collided with an SUV early on Saturday, police said.<\/p>\n
Ex-NFL cornerback Hayden played for teams including the Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars during the years 2013 to 2020.<\/p>\n
Most recently he was part of the Washington Commanders in 2021. He was born in Houston and had starred at the University of Houston.<\/p>\n
Five men and one woman lost their lives in the crash in central Houston at about 2am local time (8am UK time).<\/p>\n
Three of the university’s former football players died – Hayden, his ex-teammate, cornerback Zach McMillian, and Ralph Oragwu. A fourth former university football player was injured.<\/p>\n
“The entire University of Houston community is heartbroken over the tragic passing of former football student-athletes D J Hayden, Zachary McMillian and Ralph Oragwu earlier today, and our thoughts and prayers remain with Jeffery Lewis in his recovery ahead,” University of Houston Athletics said in a statement.<\/p>\n
‘An indelible impact on each life they touched’<\/strong><\/p>\n It added the men who died were “three individuals who made an indelible impact on each life they touched”.<\/p>\n The victims included the driver of the Chrysler and a man who appeared to be homeless, according to police.<\/p>\n The Las Vegas Raiders, formerly the Oakland Raiders, said in a statement: “D J’s courage, perseverance, and dedication to his teammates will be fondly remembered by everyone who knew him.”<\/p>\n “The prayers of the entire Raider Nation are with D J’s loved ones at this time,” they added.<\/p>\n ‘High velocity’<\/strong><\/p>\n The Chrysler “appears to be going very fast, high velocity,” Houston Police Assistant Chief Megan Howard said.<\/p>\n Four people were pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n Four others were taken to hospital, where two of them died and a female passenger was in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, Ms Howard said.<\/p>\n Officers said they interviewed a male passenger from the SUV and that investigators were working to identify the driver of the SUV.<\/p>\n Read more from Sky News: Hayden survived a near-death experience in 2012, when he suffered a tear to a major vein by his heart after colliding with a teammate during practice. He was discharged from hospital just a week after having emergency surgery.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631<\/a>
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