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Former Alabama linebacker and current crew member for Hendrick Motorsports killed in car crash

Rowdy Harrell and his wife Blakley were killed in a car crash Tuesday night just days after they got married.

Rowdy, 30, was the tire carrier for Alex Bowman’s No. 88 car. He and Blakley, 23, got married on Saturday and were killed when their car collided with another car head-on in the Florida Keys.

“Our entire team is absolutely devastated at the loss of Rowdy and Blakley,” crew chief Greg Ives said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. “They were such positive, giving and passionate people who could not have been a more perfect match. Rowdy had an energetic and infectious personality.