FORMER UCLA CORNERBACK CASSEL, 23, KILLED IN CRASH DIES IN ACCIDENT IN SANTA MONICA.Byline: BRIAN DOHN Staff Writer Moments before leaving campus for today's game at Arizona State, members of UCLA's football team learned former teammate Marcus Cassel Marcus Ray Cassel (January 6, 1983 - November 17, 2006) was an American football player. Born in Long Beach, California, Cassel was a graduate of St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower. died after being involved in a one-car accident Friday morning in SantaMonica. He was 23. Cassel was a former cornerback for the Bruins. He started all 12 games for a UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX team that matched a school record with 10 wins last season. He remained close with many of his former teammates, who took the news extremely hard. The mood at UCLA's team hotel in the Phoenix area was described as somber by one person. ``This is a tragic loss for Marcus' family and our football program,'' UCLA coach Karl Dorrell Karl Dorrell (born December 18, 1963 in Alameda, California) is the first black head coach in the history of the UCLA Bruins college football team, a position he took on December 18, 2002. said. ``No words can express the sorrow we feel at his passing.'' According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. Police Department, Cassel was traveling westbound on Santa Monica Boulevard at a high rate of speed. Cassel's sports utility vehicle sports utility vehicle sport n → véhicule m de loisirs (de type SUV) sports utility vehicle n (esp US) → fuoristrada m inv then crossed Ocean Avenue and into Palisades Park, ``striking a tree, and then rolled over on itself, coming to rest against a cement light standard,'' according to a press release. ``It was a solo car accident,'' Santa Monica Police Department captain Alex Padilla said. ``No other occupants were in the vehicle, and were not looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. anything beyond that. The fire department did have to extricate him from the car.'' Padilla said the city's police and fire departments responded to the call at 5:15 a.m. Cassell was transported to UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , where he passed away short after 9:30 a.m. with his parents, Clyde and Joletta, at his side, UCLA said via a statement. ``Marcus was a terrific, young man who was one of the most well-liked players in our program,'' Dorrell said. ``He had a great smile and a wonderful personality, and he combined them with a determination to be the best.'' Cassel was suspended for the first game of Dorrell's tenure because of an arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. He later pled no contest to misdemeanor DUI. Padilla said ``I don't believe we are, at this point,'' investigating Friday's incident as an alcohol-related accident. As for what caused Cassel to lose control of his vehicle, or the speed it was traveling, Padilla said ``At this point we don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. . We're still doing analysis from the crime scene.'' Cassel, who attended St. John Bosco of Bellflower, red-shirted at UCLA in 2001 before playing the last four seasons. He was third on the Bruins with 59 tackles last season, his first full season as a starter, and he made the most of it. After struggling with his confidence during the 2004 season, Cassel parlayed his success from 2005 into an opportunity to play in the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga . He went undrafted, but signed a free agent contract with the Panthers. However, he injured his hamstring during training camp and was placed on injured reserve. He was released during the season, Since it was the day before a game, UCLA's players were not available for comment. ``As a senior last year, his leadership and performance was a key factor in our success on the field,'' Dorrell said. ``He was still close to many of the players on this year's team and this news has been tough on them. Our prayers are with Marcus and his family.'' Services for Cassel are pending. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) CASSEL |
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