Tragedy struck in Frisco, Texas on Wednesday morning when a 15-year-oldstudent was killedon his first day of school.
Landon Bourque, a sophomore at Frisco Heritage High School, was crossing Independence Parkway at George Washington Drive when the incident occurred, the McKinney Police Department said.NBC 5in Dallas-Fort Worth added thatthe fatalityhappened near Roach Middle School around 5:30 a.m.
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“The driver stopped and rendered aid but the victim did not survive. This is an ongoing investigation,” the police department sharedvia Facebook. It was not immediately known why Bourque was in the area so early, but NBC 5 did note that the 15-year-old was a member of his high school’s Heritage Coyotesfootball team. The news station spoke with parents who said they were dropping their kids off at football practice around that time and that it was extremely dark outside at that hour.
“You gotta think, that could have been your kid. That could have been your niece, your nephew, thatcould have beenyour daughter, your son, a grandson, or whatever. You’ve gotta slow down. You gotta slow down. I know these streets, they don’t have a lot of lights and everything, butthere’s no reason [to be] going this fastin residential areas you know?" an individual who wished to remain anonymous told a reporter for the news station.
Police who arrived on the scene recovered debris from the accident, including the student’sdisfigured bicycleand a pair of headphones. Due to the pending investigation, it is unclear if the driver or the victim was at fault, and it is unknown if any charges will be filed.
15-year-old Frisco, TX boy killed on his bicycle on his first day of school.NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth
NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth
This past spring, Dai became a member of the D’Feeters Kicks Soccer Club. “She was very sweet, very hardworking. She came in usually ready to go every single time she was there,” her coach, Jay Vielma, told NBC 5. “She was definitely a little more advanced than the rest of the group it felt like, so she was always pushing them and kind ofhelping them, guiding them.”
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“The soccer community is a really close-knit community. It really is in North Texas. It’s so big. But when it’s something like this, everyone comes together,” Vielma shared. WithLionel Messischeduled to make a stop in the Lone Star State for last Sunday’s sold-out FC Dallas-Miami game, the coach decided toraffle off his ticketsas a way to pay homage to the 12-year-old athlete and cover her funeral costs.
“I think Messi’sthe greatest playerto ever walk this earth. But at the same time, I love my girls more. I love what I do as a coach more. That was more important for me to try to be there for my soccer family,” Vielma confessed.
source: people.com
