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Man another former athlete gone way to soon.  Killed in a motorcycle accident yesterday.  Don't think he was 35 yet. Such a beast at Texas. When we drafted him I thought he was the next Walter. Never panned out for the Bear but had some good years in Cincy.  RIP CED!!!

Way too young. When I saw him come up in the In Memorium section I wondered what had happened since his age was pretty close to mine.

He was 36 and would have been 37 in December. Still WAY too young to pass away though. His career was too short, even as an RB, but life was way too short. It's a shame any time ANYONE dies in a vehicular accident. I haven't found any details other than there was also a woman in her 30's who died in the collision too. The motorcycle and a minivan collided, but I have no other info at this time. His career was 3 years with the Bears and 4 with the Bengals. He was also with the Packers in 2012, but I don't know that he played any games for them. He had some really good seasons in his career, but injuries really cut that short. This is yet another story of why I will never buy a motorcycle. They are fun, but they are not safe. There are way too many bad drivers out there for me to risk my life on one. I don't even want to ride a bicycle near roads for the same fact. I would like to know more info about what exactly happened in this situation.

Sad news. He was only 36 (same as myself). I played college football the same time he did then he was drafted by the Bears, my hometown team. He only played 3 years with the Bears as he ran into trouble with the law (mostly domestics and DUIs) but I always rooted for him. After the Bears released him after three unproductive seasons due to two run ins with the law in a five week span, he then signed with the Bengals and ran for over 1,000 yards in 3 of the 4 seasons with them. After a few more run ins with the law the Bengals released him and the Packers signed him in 2012. He only played 5 games with the Pack before a lisfranc injuiry to his foot ended his career. He ended his 8 year NFL career with 6,017 yards, 3.8 per carry and 32 rushing TDs. RIP

Too young. 

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/homeowners-ask-for-changes-at-dangerous-intersection-where-cedric-benson-died/

Thanks for the link RJ! That does help clear up some confusion. Hopefully the TX DOT does something to prevent more deaths at that intersection.

There was a similar intersection near one of my work accounts. But instead of trees blocking the view, it was buildings. The intersection is near downtown and business buildings sit close to Hawkins St. on one side of that right-of-way road, but on both sides of the crossing road (Broad St.). Hawkins St. was the right-of-way but is downhill towards the intersection from both directions. Heading east on Broad St. from the Stop Sign meant cars weren't visible until you started to cross it. That led to lots of wrecks, including my Mom T-boning another car when she was pulling out from the Stop Sign. Broad St. is a road used by many mail carriers heading to their eastern routes of the city from the largest PO in the county. Eventually (about 6 months after my Mom had a wreck there and a month after a very serious wreck), the city made it a 4-way stop sign. I've worked 3 buildings from that intersection for over 15 years now. Since the 4-Way Stop was implemented about 4 years ago, I don't know of a single accident at that intersection.