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Texas A&M offensive lineman Joe Villavisencio reportedly passed away following a car accident on Thursday.
Texas A&M offensive lineman Joe Villavisencio reportedly passed away on Thursday following a car accident about an hour north of College Station. A short time after word of Villavisencio's passing began to spread on Twitter, more details surrounding the accident began to emerge.
According to a report from KWTX, Villavisencio was attempting to avoid a piece of debris in the road when the car he was driving was struck head-on by an 18-wheel truck.
Villavisencio was driving north of FM 39 Thursday when he served to avoid something in the road and his car hit an 18-wheeler in the southbound lane, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
Villavisencio was killed in the accident.
The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured, KBTX-TV in Bryan reported.
The school has yet to confirm his passing, but multiple outlets are reporting it, and many of his teammates -- especially on the offensive line -- have taken to Twitter to express shock and sadness in the wake of his passing.
For more on Villavisencio and Texas A&M, visit I Am The 12th Man.
Texas A&M Aggies offensive lineman Joe Villavisencio has reportedly passed away after a car accident Thursday.
Trexas A&M OL Joe Villavisencio has reportedly passed away after a car accident today. Terrible news
— Brian Perroni (@bperroni) December 22, 2011
Villavisencio was a senior from Jacksonville, Texas.
Details remain unknown about the accident that happened today, according to various reports.
Villavisencio was a radiological health engineering major at Texas A&M and garnered first-team all-state Academic honors as a senior in high school. He was also valedictorian at Jacksonville High. He saw limited action in his first three seasons before playing in every game for the Aggies in 2011.
Many of Villavisencio's fellow offensive linemen took to Twitter to share their thoughts, including Evan Eike:
There's not a tighter group than the OL and there's no way to explain the feeling of losing a brother...
R.I.P
@JVillavisencio you will be missed
For more on Villavisencio and Texas A&M, visit I Am The 12th Man.
Joe Villavisencio To Be Honored By Both Teams In Meineke Car Care Bowl
by Brian Floyd
Texas A&M and Northwestern both plan to honor Joe Villavisencio in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, which is set to be played less than a week after his passing. Villavisencio, a 22-year-old offensive lineman for Texas A&M, was killed in a tragic accident an hour north of College Station when he swerved to avoid debris in the road, striking a semi head-on.
The Aggies will wear black and white helmet decals and Danny Baker, a fellow offensive lineman and friend, will wear Villavisencio's number.
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