Colts LB Edwin Jackson killed by drunk driver

Carson

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Police say a suspected drunk driver struck and killed two people, including a Colts player, standing along I-70 on the west side of Indianapolis Sunday morning.

A state trooper discovered the wreckage just west of Holt Road shortly before 4 a.m. As the officer slowed to stop for the crash, police say he struck the body of one of the victims in the center lane.

One of victims has been identified as Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson, 26, of Atlanta.

It is believed he was a passenger in a ridesharing vehicle like Uber or Lyft, and the driver, Jeffrey Monroe, 54, was also pronounced dead at the scene.

Police believe the victims were standing outside of a passenger car stopped on the side of the interstate when 37-year-old Alex Cabrera Gonsales drove a black Ford F-150 onto the emergency shoulder and struck the rear of the car, as well as the victims.

According to police, Gonsales fled the scene on foot, but the trooper who discovered the crash apprehended him shortly after on the ramp to Holt Rd.

Police believe Gonsales was intoxicated and was driving without a license. He was transported to the Marion County Jail. Toxicology results are pending.
 

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This is a bummer. I actually understand why someone might have driven drunk in the 50s. We hadn't had the anti drink and drive campaign back then that we've had now. Today there's NO EXCUSE to drink and drive. We have Uber and Lyft today. Now it's easy to whip out your smartphone and get a ride home at a reasonable price. No one should ever die or get hurt again due to a drunk driver.
 

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I hope that fool gets the max punishment. He even tried fleeing the scene. Coward.
 

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So sad. RIP. I feel blessed to have made it to 33
 
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