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Ex-Penn State football star Julian Fleming injured, girlfriend dead in ATV crash, police say

Former Penn State Nittany Lions wide receiver Julian Fleming was seriously injured, and his girlfriend, Alyssa Boyd, was killed in an ATV crash in Pennsylvania, police said Sunday.

Fleming 24, and Boyd, 23, were driving down a rural road in Bradford County near the Pennsylvania-New York border on Friday night when they struck a deer, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

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Neither Fleming nor Boyd wore safety equipment, police said, via The Citizens’ Voice.

Fleming was a standout wide receiver who played for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2020 to 2024. He committed to Ohio State after he was a standout at Southern Columbia High School in Pennsylvania. He was the No. 1 prospect out of the state in 2020.Β 

He transferred to Penn State before the 2024 season to finish out his NCAA eligibility.

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He played in 16 games for the Nittany Lions last season. He had 14 catches for 176 yards and a touchdown. At Ohio State, he had 79 catches for 963 yards and seven touchdowns in 38 career games.

Fleming signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent, however, his contract was rescinded after he failed a physical with the team.

Boyd suffered "extensive injuries" in the crash, police said, via the New York Post. She was a student at the University of Alabama.

An investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

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Scott McLaughlin's Indy 500 hopes dashed as he crashes before green flag waves

Scott McLaughlin’s Indianapolis 500 was finished before the race went green.

McLaughlin and the rest of the field were doing pace laps to get ready for the green flag. McLaughlin was warming up his tires on the front straightaway when his vehicle slipped, and he hit the wall.Β 

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The No. 3 came to a rest, and McLaughlin was in disbelief.

The FOX Sports broadcast showed McLaughlin out of his vehicle with his head in his hands. His race team told broadcaster Jamie Little there was no way to repair the car to try to get it running for when the race would go to full speed.

The race had already been delayed for nearly an hour as drops of rain fell just as the event was about to get underway.Β 

The moment became one of the odder moments seen at the Indy 500 in recent memory.

"I really have no idea what happened," he told Little coming out of the infield care center. "Just really upset for my team. They built me a fantastic car again. I’m really sorry to my sponsors, to my fans, my family. I don’t know what happened.

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"I can’t believe we’re out of the race. I had so much hope today. Yeah, probably the worst moment of my life."

McLaughlin was set to start in 10th place on the fourth row outside of Conor Daly. Alexander Rossi was on the other side of Daly.Β 

He had a tough week ahead of the Indy 500 as he was one of the drivers who suffered scary crashes during practice.

McLaughlin finished sixth at the Indianapolis 500 last season – it was the best finish of his career. Sunday represented the worst finish of his career at the race.

This season, McLaughlin had three top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes.

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