ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Etienne Longa, the father of Detroit Lions linebacker Steve Longa, was killed Thursday after being hit by a car while walking across Route 611 in Lower Mount Bethel Township in Pennsylvania, according to the Northampton County coroner.
Etienne Longa was hit by an SUV traveling north on Route 611 when the driver tried to pass a truck tractor that was partially blocking one lane, according to Lehigh Valley Live. The SUV hit Longa as he was near the cab of the truck while the SUV was driving past.