Tragedy strikes every day, no matter what.
It is incredibly humbling to realize that our lives can be snuffed out in just a matter of moments. One wrong turn can lead to a horrific accident and take the life of a promising future in the blink of an eye, which happened last weekend in Georgia.
Two talented college baseball players who had just won their conference title two hours before tried to pass a slower car, and that is when the unthinkable happened.
All of those involved in the accident died.
The New York Post reported:
Two college baseball players died in a horrific head-on collision on a Georgia road Saturday hours after their team won the conference title.
LaGrange College freshmen baseball pitchers Stephen Bartolotta, 18, and Jacob Brown, 19, were killed in the crash that happened on Roanoke Road in LaGrange at about 9:15 p.m., according to Georgia State Patrol.
Brown, who was on the mound for Saturday’s game, was behind the wheel when he attempted to pass a vehicle in front of him by crossing the double yellow line, but wound up striking a pickup truck heading in the opposite direction, police said.
The pickup truck driver, Rico Dunn, 24, also died in the wreck.
Both Brown and Bartolotta were pronounced dead at the scene.
Dunn, who had celebrated his sister’s birthday earlier the same day, according to WSB-TV, was rushed to an area hospital, where he died of his injuries early Sunday morning.
This is a photo of Ricco Dunn.
Poor guy never knew what hit him.
As you can imagine, the team’s celebrations were cut short upon hearing this terrible news.
A team spokesman says the players are devastated and have no words to describe their pain.
