Edwin Jackson (Feb. 4, 2018, age 26)

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson was killed Sunday morning by a suspected drunk driver, the team confirmed just hours before Super Bowl.  He was 26.

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According to several reports, the driver of the truck that killed both Jackson and 54-year-old ride-share driver Jeffrey Monroe is an illegal immigrant who does not own a driver’s license. The driver had reportedly been using the alias Alex Cabrera Gonsales, the police said in a release. Gonsales’ given name is Manuel Orrego-Savala, and he is a 37-year-old citizen of Guatemala.

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