2 Former Illini Involved in Dallas Fatal Crash
IT IS A VERY SAD DAY FOR ILLINOIS FANS... ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO REMEMBER FORMER ILLINI DEFENSIVE LINEMAN JERRY BROWN.
BROWN PASSING AWAY EARLY THIS MORNING IN A ONE-CAR ACCIDENT INVOLVING ALCOHOL IN A DALLAS SUBURB.
THE SAD TWIST TO THE STORY... THE DRIVER OF THE CAR... BROWN'S FORMER ILLINI TEAMMATE AND FELLOW DALLAS COWBOY... JOSH BRENT.
THE
ACCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND 2-30 THIS MORNING IN IRVING WHEN BRENT WAS
EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT... AND HIT A CURB... CAUSING THE CAR TO FLIP
AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE LANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD... ACCORDING TO
POLICE.
BROWN WAS RUSHED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL... BEFORE BEING PRONOUNCED DEAD SHORTLY AFTER AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 25 YEARS OLD.
BRENT, A NATIVE OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, HAS BEEN ARRESTED WITH INTOXICATION MANSLAUGHTER.







