The 24-year-old Vikings rookie cornerback and former Oregon Duck Khyree Jackson was killed in a car crash in Maryland. The vigil will be Wednesday in Eugene.
EUGENE, Ore. — A candlelight vigil to honor Vikings rookie cornerback and former Oregon Duck Khyree Jackson will be held Wednesday at Autzen Stadium.
Through social media, the University of Oregon said the vigil will start at 8 p.m., and guests are asked to use the South Gate entrance.
Jackson, 24, was one of three people who died in an overnight three-car crash in Prince George’s County on July 6, according to Maryland State Police. Police said Jackson died at the scene.
The other victims, 23-year-old Isaiah Hazel and 24-year-old Anthony Lytton, Jr., were in the same vehicle at the time of the crash. Hazel was driving, and Jackson and Lytton were passengers, police said.
Investigators believe the driver of a second vehicle traveling north attempted to change lanes “at a high rate of speed” when they …