Former Alabama RB Altee Tenpenny dies in car crash

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Former Alabama RB Altee Tenpenny dies in car crash - (AP)  a good  20-year-old college football player  feel  killed  in   an  one-car crash  with  Mississippi,  the  local coroner said Wednesday.

Altee Tenpenny  feel  pronounced dead  in  6:57 p.m. Tuesday  at  Delta Regional Medical Center  within  Greenville, Washington County Coroner Methel Johnson told  your  Associated Press.

Tenpenny,  that  played  with  Alabama  throughout  2013  AND  2014,  \'m   acknowledged   towards the  hospital  soon after  he wrecked  the  2008 Dodge Charger near  your  community  regarding  Glen Allan, Johnson said.

Johnson said  an  Mississippi Highway Patrol officer  exactly who  responded  to the  crash told her Tenpenny  are  traveling alone  Whenever   your current  vehicle hit road signs  AND ALSO  flipped. She said he  was  thrown  by the  car, but she did not  recognize   no matter whether  he  \'m  wearing  a great  seatbelt. Johnson said Tenpenny had been driving north,  toward  Arkansas,  Any time   your  wreck occurred.

Tenpenny  is actually   coming from  North Little Rock, Arkansas. He  am   the  backup  functioning  back  with  Alabama  previous  transferring  to be able to  UNLV  next  Nicholls State.

''Our thoughts  AND ALSO  prayers  tend to be   within  Altee  AND ALSO  his family,'' Alabama coach Nick Saban said Wednesday. ''This  is actually   obviously   a good  tragedy.  this can be a  guy  That   are   in   OUR   method   AND ALSO   was  good friends  throughout   a lot of   MY  players. We're going  to help   possibly be   Just like  supportive  As  possible  to be able to   every one of the   anyone   that are  affected  by  this.''

Tenpenny appeared  inside  26 games  through the  Crimson Tide  over   2  seasons,  operating   with regard to  218  employment  yards.

Tenpenny  am  dismissed  through the  Nicholls State  department   on  Monday  immediately after  being arrested  through the  weekend  at  weapons charges, reported  your own  Daily Comet  within  Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Tennessee  running  back Alvin Kamara  was   a  teammate  involving  Tenpenny  in  2013  with  Alabama. Kamara redshirted  on  Alabama  within  2013  before  transferring  to  Hutchinson Community College  inside  Kansas. He's  right now   a  junior  for its  Volunteers.

''What  are   so  sad  is usually   i  talked  in order to  him actually yesterday,'' Kamara said  inside   an  interview Wednesday. ''Just  to be able to  wake up  and acquire   That  news  are  heartbreaking.  my partner and i   recognize   anyone  guys  in excess of   You can find  hurting, but  The idea  hurts me  the  lot, but  we   understand  he's resting  easy  now.''