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Father of Patriots running back James White killed in South Florida crash

Miami-Dade police Capt. Tyrone White pronounced dead hours before New England's game against Seattle
Father of Patriots running back James White killed in South Florida crash
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The father of New England Patriots running back James White was killed in a crash Sunday afternoon in South Florida, hours before his team's appearance on NBC's "Sunday Night Football."

Broward Sheriff's Office Sgt. Donald Prichard said Miami-Dade police Capt. Tyrone White was killed in a two-vehicle crash about 1 p.m. along Griffin Road in Cooper City.

Prichard said one vehicle overturned and the other caught fire. Two of the three victims were flown to a hospital for medical treatment, but the elder White was pronounced dead at the scene.

He was the father of James White, a fourth-round draft pick of the Patriots in 2014.

The 28-year-old running back graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale before becoming a star for the Wisconsin Badgers in college. He did not play during Sunday night's game against the Seattle Seahawks.

BSO detectives are investigating the crash.

This story originally reported by Peter Burke on wptv.com.