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Longtime NFL QB Tarvaris Jackson dies in car crash

Longtime NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson died Sunday night in a car crash, according to multiple reports. He was 36 years old.

Per USA Today, the single-car crash occurred around 8:50 p.m. a few miles south of Montgomery, Alabama, Jackson’s hometown.

Jackson was driving on a road a few miles south of Montgomery, Alabama, at around 8:50 p.m. Sunday when his 2012 Chevrolet Camaro left the road, hit a tree and flipped, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency trooper Michael Carswell. Jackson was transported to a local hospital and later pronounced dead.