Deon Lendore, a volunteer assistant coach at Texas A&M, died Monday after his car drifted across the center line, sideswiped a vehicle and then collided with an SUV
— Deon Lendore, an Olympic bronze medal-winning sprinter for Trinidad & Tobago and former NCAA champion at Texas A&M, was killed in a head-on collision in College Station, Texas DPS said.Lendore, a volunteer assistant coach at Texas A&M, died Monday, Jan. 10 after his car drifted across the center line, sideswiped a vehicle and then collided with an SUV, said Sgt. Bryan Washko, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman.Lendore died at the scene.
In 2014, he went undefeated through 14 races at 400 meters while winning individual NCAA indoor and outdoor championships. “He epitomized hope and joy each time his feet landed on the track,” Trinidad Minister of Sport and Community Development Shamfa Cudjoe said. “He was indeed a trailblazer, a life gone too soon. We thank him for everything he has done and for giving distinguished and diligent service to TT.”
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