EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – A Detroit man who was an All-M.I.A.A. basketball player for two seasons at Trine University in Angola, Indiana was killed on Wednesday night in a crash on westbound I-94 near the 104 mile marker.
Trine University confirmed on Thursday that 22-year-old Fred Garland lost his life in the crash.
Garland was a Trine University student and a member of last season’s NCAA Division Three men’s basketball national championship team. He was majoring in sport management at Trine.
Michigan State Police at Marshall say the crash was reported just after 10:00 p.m.. Garland was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the lone occupant of the vehicle. State Police say he was not wearing a seatbelt.
Trine Men’s Basketball Coach Brooks Miller says, “Fred had an incredible work ethic on and off the court, and that propelled him to success as a person, student and basketball player. His winning smile brightened everyone’s day whenever he was around. There is a huge hole in the heart of Thunder basketball today. We are thinking of and praying for the whole Garland family.”
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