EUGENE, Ore. — A candlelight vigil to honor Vikings rookie cornerback and former Oregon Duck Khyree Jackson will be held Wednesday at Autzen Stadium.
Through social media, the University of Oregon said the vigil will start at 8 p.m., and guests are asked to use the South Gate entrance.
Jackson, 24, was one of three people who died in an overnight three-car crash in Prince George's County on July 6, according to Maryland State Police. Police said Jackson died at the scene.
The other victims, 23-year-old Isaiah Hazel and 24-year-old Anthony Lytton, Jr., were in the same vehicle at the time of the crash. Hazel was driving, and Jackson and Lytton were passengers, police said.
Investigators believe the driver of a second vehicle traveling north attempted to change lanes "at a high rate of speed" when they struck the car driven by Hazel and a third vehicle. Nobody was injured in the second or third vehicles.
Investigators say alcohol might have been a contributing factor in the crash, and charges are pending "the investigation and consultation with the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office."
Jackson was a fourth-round selection of the Vikings in the 2024 NFL draft. He played two years at Alabama before finishing his college career with one season at Oregon.
Jackson was in the running to earn a starting cornerback job at the Vikings training camp, which opens later this month in Eagan, Minnesota.
"I am heartbroken by the loss of Khyree," Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said in a statement. "As we got to know him throughout the pre-draft process, it was clear the goals Khyree wanted to accomplish both professionally and personally. His story was one of resilience. He was taking steps to become the best version of himself not just for him, but for those who cared about and looked up to him."
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