Former LSU basketball player seriously injured in crash with drunk driver; GoFundMe page set up for him

Adam Spencer | 3 years ago

Daryl Edwards Jr. played for the LSU Tigers in 2017-18 and 2018-19 before transferring to UTEP to finish his college career.

Recently, he was involved in an accident caused by a drunk driver, sustaining serious injuries, including 2 broken legs, a broken right elbow and injuries to his spine.

As you can see below, a GoFundMe page has been set up to help raise money for the former Tiger’s medical costs:

Former LSU basketball player Daryl Edwards Jr. was in a car accident last week caused by a drunk driver going the wrong way.

He broke both legs, his right elbow and sustained injuries to his spine, according to a GoFundMe page set up for him.https://t.co/BCND6a2EAb

— Amie Just (@Amie_Just) April 12, 2021

According to the GoFundMe page, Edwards had graduated from LSU and was going to play basketball overseas starting in May.

Hopefully, he is able to make a full recovery. As of Monday night, the GoFundMe page had raised more than $13,000 of its $80,000 goal.

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Adam Spencer

A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 14 SEC football teams. He is the news editor at Saturday Down South and across all Saturday Football brands. Follow on Twitter.

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