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Father of Patriots running back James White killed in South Florida crash

Miami-Dade police Capt. Tyrone White pronounced dead hours before New England's game against Seattle
New England Patriots running back James White on sideline, September 2020
Posted at 9:30 PM, Sep 20, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-20 21:48:14-04

COOPER CITY, Fla. — The father of New England Patriots running back James White was killed in a crash Sunday afternoon in South Florida, hours before his team's appearance on NBC's "Sunday Night Football."

Broward Sheriff's Office Sgt. Donald Prichard said Miami-Dade police Capt. Tyrone White was killed in a two-vehicle crash about 1 p.m. along Griffin Road in Cooper City.

Prichard said one vehicle overturned and the other caught fire. Two of the three victims were flown to a hospital for medical treatment, but the elder White was pronounced dead at the scene.

He was the father of James White, a fourth-round draft pick of the Patriots in 2014.

The 28-year-old running back graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale before becoming a star for the Wisconsin Badgers in college. He did not play during Sunday night's game against the Seattle Seahawks.

BSO detectives are investigating the crash.