Former Kentucky guard Terrence Clarke dies in LA car crash
Former Kentucky guard Terrence Clarke dies in LA car crash By Associated Press | April 22, 2021 at 11:04 PM CDT - Updated April 22 at 11:57 PM
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky freshman guard Terrence Clarke died Thursday following a car accident in Los Angeles. He was 19.
The university announced Clarke’s death in a release Thursday night, but did not include any more details. Coach John Calipari said he was “absolutely gutted and sick tonight” and called the player “a beautiful kid, someone who owned the room with his personality, smile and joy.”
“We are all in shock,” Calipari said. “I am on my way to Los Angeles to be with his mother and his brother to help wherever I can. This will be a difficult period for all those who know and love Terrence, and I would ask that everyone take a moment tonight to say a prayer for Terrence and his family. May he rest in peace.”
Former Kentucky Wildcats guard Terrence Clarke, 19, dies following car accident
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Brad Stevens and Kemba Walker talk about the news of former Kentucky guard Terrence Clarke dying in a car accident on Thursday. (1:36)
Clarke was 19 years old.
Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. John Matassa, who works in the Valley Traffic Division, told ESPN s Ramona Shelburne that Clarke was a solo occupant in a vehicle that ran a red light going at a very high rate of speed in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles at approximately 2:10 p.m. PT.
NBA draft prospect and former University of Kentucky guard Terrence Clarke has died in a horrific car crash in Los Angeles after he allegedly ran a red light and slammed into a wall at an intersection.
The crash occurred on Thursday at 2:10pm on Winnetka Avenue in the northwest part of the city after Clarke, 19, had gone through a workout with his former Wildcats teammate and fellow NBA hopeful Brandon Boston Jr. in anticipation of the upcoming draft.
Clarke was driving his 2021 Hyundai Genesis at speed when he ran a red light, hit a car that was turning left and failed to stop before hitting a pole and a wall, LAPD said.
Kentucky s Clarke mourned by teammates, basketball world
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April 23, 2021
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1of3FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2020, file photo, Kentucky s Terrence Clarke, center, drives between Richmond s Jacob Gilyard (0) and Andre Gustavson (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky says freshman guard Clarke died following a car accident in Los Angeles. He was 19. The school announced Clarke’s death in a release Thursday night, April 22, 20221, but did not include any more details.James Crisp/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, Kentucky s Terrence Clarke brings the ball up during the second half of the team s NCAA college basketball game against Kansas in Indianapolis. Kentucky says freshman guard Clarke died following a car accident in Los Angeles. He was 19. The school announced Clarke’s death in a release Thursday night, April 22, 20221, bu