Tragedy struck at Southern University and A&M College when three members of the school’s marching band were killed after a car accident earlier this week.
According to a Facebook post by Dennis J. Shields, president-chancellor of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, college, three members of the school’s marching band, dubbed The Human Jukebox, died when an 18-wheeler struck their vehicle.
Shields wrote:
“Dear Southern University Community,
“It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of the tragic deaths of three of our students who reportedly succumbed to injuries in a vehicular accident on Tuesday evening in Natchitoches Parish. Our thoughts are with the families, friends, classmates and other loved ones of Broderick Moore, a freshman majoring in music from Cedar Hill, Texas; Dylan Young, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering from Cedar Hill; and Tyran Williams, a freshman majoring in music from Irving, Texas. All three young men were members of the Southern University Human Jukebox Marching Band, to which we also extend our condolences.”
According to a statement released by the Louisiana State Police Department, the three students were struck by the 18-wheeler when trying to change a flat tire.
“On December 6, 2022, shortly after 7:00 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a fatal crash on I-49 north of Natchitoches. This crash killed 19-year-old Tyran Williams of Dallas, TX, 21-year-old Dylan Young of Dallas, TX, and 19-year-old Broderick Moore of Cedar Hill, TX.
“The initial investigation revealed that a 1999 Jeep Laredo was stalled on the northbound shoulder of I-49. The occupants of the Jeep were attempting to change a flat tire on the vehicle. For reasons still under investigation, a northbound 1997 Freightliner, driven by 62-year-old Clyde Gay of Coushatta, drifted onto the northbound shoulder, struck the left side of the Jeep and impacted all three pedestrians.”
Source: Three Band Members of The Human Jukebox Killed By 18-Wheeler While Trying to Change Flat Tire
