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Eastern Kentucky football player killed in car crash

Monday, Sep 28, 2015 2:08 pm

Dan Lyons

In incredibly sad college football news, Eastern Kentucky defensive lineman Joseph Kraemer was killed in a car accident early on Sunday morning. Lex18.com has more on the fatal crash:

EKU FB redshirt freshman, Joseph Kraemer tragically killed in a car crash Sunday morning after hitting a tree. pic.twitter.com/dlixrqtdue

— Kennedy Hardman (@kennedy_hardman) September 28, 2015

The coroner says 19-year-old Joseph Kraemer from Ohio was killed when he crashed on Tates Creek Road near Shallow Ford Road. Investigators say Kraemer hit a tree and then went over an embankment.