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Hurricanes freshman linebacker Wesley Bissainthe reportedly injured in fatal car crash

Miami freshman linebacker Wesley Bissainthe was injured in a fatal car crash on Friday, according to a report from the Miami Herald.

The crash resulted in the death of the other car’s driver, 52-year-old Saul Dauphin, according to a Miami-Dade Police news release.

Bissainthe, who was a passenger in one of the cars, suffered a cut on his ankle that required stitches, according to the Herald.

A UM spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.

According to Miami-Dade Police, Dauphin was driving east on Ives Dairy Road while another car, driven by 18-year-old Zaylan Reese and reportedly carrying Bissainthe, was driving west.