Tusculum University men’s lacrosse player Payton Cook has died after he was involved in a car accident that injured four other students on Friday, December 5. He was 19 years old.
The others’ injuries were not considered life-threatening, according to a statement that the university released via Facebook the night of the accident. Tennessee news station WJHL reports that as of Sunday, December 7, they had all been released from the hospital.
“We are grieved to share the news that one of our students, Payton Cook, passed away tonight in a car accident,” the statement read. “This is devastating...
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