Prayers Pouring In After Fatal Car Accident Involving Ohio State Football Legend

Prayers Pouring In After Fatal Car Accident Involving Ohio State Football Legend originally appeared on The Spun.

Prayers are pouring in after a fatal car accident involving an Ohio State Buckeyes football legend on Saturday morning.

A former Ohio State Buckeyes All-American football player was reportedly involved in a fatal car accident in Dublin, Ohio on Saturday morning. The crash reportedly took place at roughly 3 a.m. E.T. on Saturday.

Kirk Barton, a former Ohio State Buckeyes All-American lineman, allegedly crashed his Ford pickup into another vehicle. Barton was allegedly driving at a high rate of speed when he crashed into a Lexus in Dublin, Ohio - a suburb of Columbus. The driver of the Lexus was pronounced dead on the scene.

The former Ohio State Buckeyes star was taken to the local hospital, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries. He was later released into police custody.

Ohio State helmet. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)

NBC 4 in Columbus had more:

Barton, 40, of Lewis Center, is suspected of driving a Ford F150 Raptor pickup truck “at a high rate of speed” eastbound on U.S. 33 before entering Historic Dublin just before 3 a.m. He then struck a Lexus on West Bridge Street, just west of Franklin Street, according to the City of Dublin.
The driver of the Lexus, 24-year-old Ethan Perry, was pronounced dead at the scene. Barton sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was later released from a local hospital into police custody.
Franklin County court records show Barton was charged with a second-degree felony count of aggravated vehicular manslaughter as the result of operating a vehicle under the influence.

"Prayers to the victims.." one fan wrote.

"This is terribly sad. Prayers for the family 🙏🏾," one fan added.

"Those poor people…" one fan added.

"Damn... prayers for all involved," one fan added.

"My heart hurts so much. Horrible decisions have stolen a young life. Praying so hard for his family and friends 🙏🏻❤️," one fan added.

"RIP to that young man 🙏🏽🤞🏽," one fan added.