D.J. Hayden, the Raiders’ first spherical draft decide in 2013, cornerback from Houston, is pictured throughout a information convention that 12 months. Hayden and two of his former teammates died in a automotive wreck on Saturday.

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D.J. Hayden, the Raiders’ first spherical draft decide in 2013, cornerback from Houston, is pictured throughout a information convention that 12 months. Hayden and two of his former teammates died in a automotive wreck on Saturday.

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Former NFL participant D.J. Hayden and two of his former faculty teammates died in a two-car crash that police stated killed six individuals after a driver sped by means of a pink gentle at a downtown Houston intersection early Saturday. Two others have been injured.

The Houston Chronicle reported that Hayden, a first-round draft decide by the Raiders in 2013, and his former University of Houston teammates, Zachary McMillian and Ralph Oragwu, have been amongst these killed within the crash. A fourth former UH soccer participant, Jeffery Lewis, survived the accident, according to the newspaper.

The crash occurred round 2 a.m., after a black Chrysler sedan that seemed to be going “very fast” by means of a pink gentle on Fannin St. collided right into a black Acura SUV that had a inexperienced gentle on Pierce St., Houston Police Asst. Chief Megan Howard stated in a information briefing Saturday morning.

Including the previous athletes, 5 males and one feminine died within the crash. Of these killed, 4 individuals died on the scene. Four others have been taken to the hospital, the place two of them later died. Another individual, a feminine, is in important situation with life-threatening accidents. The different survivor, a male, is being interviewed by investigators.

The driver of the Chrysler who ran the pink gentle died on the scene, Howard stated. One of the lads who died was a pedestrian on the sidewalk, police said. Police haven’t but launched the identities of the deceased. Hayden was within the Acura SUV, the Chronicle reported.

In 2012, Hayden made headlines after struggling a near-fatal coronary heart damage from colliding with a teammate throughout follow. Months later, he was picked up by the Oakland Raiders — now based mostly in Las Vegas — because the twelfth total decide of the 2013 NFL draft.

“D.J.’s courage, perseverance, and dedication to his teammates will be fondly remembered by everyone who knew him,” the Las Vegas Raiders said in a statement. “The prayers of the entire Raider Nation are with D.J.’s loved ones at this time.”

Hayden was 33 years previous. Hayden’s alma mater mourned his dying alongside McMillian and Oragwu.

“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,” the college’s athletics division stated in a statement. “While their combined talents provided Houston Football some of its most unforgettable moments, their unique legacies will best be remembered for the way they loved their teammates, supported their communities and defied the odds.”