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USU athletes involved in accident improving, remain hospitalized

By Deseret News
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Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop b

Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop before pulling onto state Route 23, driving into the path of a semitrailer.

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Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop b

Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop before pulling onto state Route 23, driving into the path of a semitrailer.

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Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop b

Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop before pulling onto state Route 23, driving into the path of a semitrailer.

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Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop b

Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop before pulling onto state Route 23, driving into the path of a semitrailer.

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Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop b

Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop before pulling onto state Route 23, driving into the path of a semitrailer.

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Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop b

Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop before pulling onto state Route 23, driving into the path of a semitrailer.

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Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop b

Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop before pulling onto state Route 23, driving into the path of a semitrailer.

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Multiple people, including Utah State University football players, were hospitalized in critical condition Friday after a semitrailer collided with an SUV in a rural area of Cache County.

Multiple people, including Utah State University football players, were hospitalized in critical condition Friday after a semitrailer collided with an SUV in a rural area of Cache County.

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Travis Seefeldt

Travis Seefeldt

Utah State University
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Adewale Adeoye

Adewale Adeoye

Utah State University
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Edmund Faimalo

Edmund Faimalo

Utah State University
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John Taylor

John Taylor

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Sarah Vasquez

Sarah Vasquez

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Multiple people, including Utah State University football players, were hospitalized in critical condition Friday after a semitrailer collided with an SUV in a rural area of Cache County.

Multiple people, including Utah State University football players, were hospitalized in critical condition Friday after a semitrailer collided with an SUV in a rural area of Cache County.

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Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop b
Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop b
Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop b
Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop b
Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop b
Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop b
Five Utah State University athletes were hospitalized Friday, June 26, 2015, after a collision on their way back from Newton Dam reservoir. Witnesses said the Chevy Tahoe the USU athletes were in slowed at a stop sign at state Route 142 but did not stop b
Multiple people, including Utah State University football players, were hospitalized in critical condition Friday after a semitrailer collided with an SUV in a rural area of Cache County.
Travis Seefeldt
Adewale Adeoye
Edmund Faimalo
John Taylor
Sarah Vasquez
Multiple people, including Utah State University football players, were hospitalized in critical condition Friday after a semitrailer collided with an SUV in a rural area of Cache County.

LOGAN — The five Utah State University athletes injured in an auto accident Friday afternoon were in stable condition but remained hospitalized Saturday.

Involved in the crash were football players Adewale Adeoye, 19, redshirt freshman defensive lineman; Edmund Faimalo, 21, redshirt junior defensive lineman; John Taylor, 21, senior defensive lineman; and Travis Seefeldt, 22, senior defensive lineman; and former USU softball player Sara Vasquez, 22.

The collision occurred about 2:30 p.m. when Seefeldt pulled the Chevy Tahoe into the path of a semitrailer after failing to come to a complete stop on state Route 142 before turning onto state Route 23, witnesses told police.

The 46-year-old man driving the semitrailer carrying 52,000 pounds of milk attempted to swerve around the Tahoe, but hit the vehicle and pushed it 75 yards before being able to completely stop the truck, police said.

Both the semitrailer driver and passenger, the driver's 11-year-old son, were examined at the scene and not taken to a medical facility for care.

None of the athletes were wearing their seat belts at the time of the accident, according to police.

— Cassidy Hansen

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