Kid who was N. Carolina mascot dies

Hope this isn't a DB, but I didn't see it elsewhere. Sad.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/specials/ncaa_tourney/2007/03/26/bc.bkc.northcarolinamas.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

 

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There was mention of it when he got hit, but this is awful. So sad for him and his parents.

 

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That's not the update we wanted to hear about this kid. That's terrible news.

 

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Man, that is a shame. RIP.

 

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Very sad. That area is notorious for speeding and accidents.

 

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The CBS guys were really good about this kid the other night, when the accident happened.

 

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This is sad. It reminds me of another unfortunate tragedy at that school a few years back.

Stephen Gates, who was the women's basketball and baseball radio play-by-play announcer at UNC and also was a sideline reporter for football, was changing a flat tire on the side of Interstate 40 late at night. He got hit by an SUV and died immediately.

At least the guy who hit the mascot kid stopped and tried to help. The jerks who hit Gates drove away, but fortunately they were caught and prosecuted.

Why did it have to be an SUV?

 

Kid was probably Mr. Personality and a nice guy, too. Hard to imagine someone who's a dick wanting to put on the costume and interact with fans.
(btw, changed the thread title for accuracy.)

 

I'm in NYC for the NIT, and the local news had a feature on the kid in its sports segment. Seemed like a great guy with lots of friends, and, as you said, lots of personality.
Terrible, terrible thing. RIP, Jason.

 

Man, I remember that was a big news story around here a few years ago. Still, pretty sad.

 

DON'T GET MUGGED!

 

Saw that he had died last night. Just so sad.

Like Killick said (and from reading the stories on the Tarheels website), he was probably an amazing kid personality-wise.