“There’s a want for extra details about what precisely occurred to gather ample proof,” the workplace mentioned in an announcement. They referred additional inquiries to Maryland State Police, which might solely say the crash remains to be being investigated.
Jackson, who was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings within the fourth spherical of April’s NFL draft, and two of his former teammates at Henry A. Sensible Excessive College — Anthony Lytton Jr., 24, and Isaiah Hazel, 23 — have been killed early Saturday when police say a rushing and presumably alcohol-impaired driver struck their car on northbound Route 4 close to Presidential Parkway in Prince George’s County.
No prices had been filed as of Sunday afternoon, state police mentioned.
The crash occurred round 3:15 a.m. Saturday, because the three shut buddies and former highschool soccer state champions and faculty athletes have been using in a Dodge Charger being pushed by Hazel. Police mentioned an Infiniti Q50 that was altering lanes whereas driving at excessive velocity hit the Charger and one other automobile. The Charger traveled off Route 4 and hit a number of tree stumps earlier than coming to a relaxation. The three males have been killed, authorities mentioned.
The driving force of the Infiniti, who police recognized as Cori Clingman, 23, of Higher Marlboro, and her two passengers have been additionally unhurt. The driving force of the opposite automobile was additionally not harm. Efforts to succeed in Clingman on Sunday weren’t profitable.
Absolutely investigating the crash might take a number of months, mentioned Gregory Russell, a former navy police officer and Maryland-based skilled in crash reconstruction. The timing relies upon partly on investigators’ workload and the way lengthy it takes for proof — such because the medical information — to be collected, he mentioned.
Russell mentioned that almost all automobiles made after 2013 document crash information from the car’s speedometer, which police would most likely search to acquire with a warrant.
“That’s one of many large issues they’re going to go after and get, in the event that they haven’t gotten it already,” Russell mentioned.
The crash left many in Prince George’s County and throughout the nation grieving the lack of three promising younger males who appeared to have shiny futures forward of them.
All three performed soccer for Coach DaLawn Parrish and gained a number of state championships as he constructed a dynasty at Sensible, successful 43 straight video games and three state titles from 2015 to 2018. Jackson completed his faculty profession on the College of Oregon; he beforehand was enrolled on the College of Alabama. Lytton performed in faculty at Florida State College and Penn State, and Hazel performed on the College of Maryland and College of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Sensible Excessive College additionally misplaced three college students in 2023 to violent deaths. Two of these college students have been fatally shot, and the third was killed in a automobile crash.
In an Instagram submit in April, simply two days earlier than the NFL draft, Jackson wrote, “Watching Zayy and AJ [Hazel and Lytton] go D1 was my final inspiration, they impressed me to be higher can’t thank them sufficient.”
