Former Sac State football player dies in crash, family says
A former Sacramento State football player died after a crash in Kern County, his family announced. The Sacramento State football team identified him Wednesday as former offensive lineman Ivan Garza. His family also identified him as a victim of a crash in a GoFundMe page.The Delano Police Department said a vehicle struck a pedestrian early Wednesday morning as the person was crossing the roadway. Police only identified the pedestrian as a 25-year-old man, who was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, where he later died. The driver, a 32-year-old woman, cooperated with investigators, police said. Garza played at Sac State from 2021 to 2023 after he redshirted in 2019 and his 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19. He graduated from Robert F. Kennedy High School in Delano where he helped lead the football team to a Central Section Division 5 championship. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Police said it have not yet determined if drugs or alcohol were factors in the collision. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
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