The college football community is in mourning this week after a freshman quarterback was killed in a tragic accident.
Jennifer Somers of KSDK reported this week that 18-year-old Antoni Wrobel was killed in a wrong-way collision with a semi-truck.
“According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 18-year-old was driving southbound in the northbound lane of U.S. Route 61 at about 11:25 p.m. Tuesday when he was struck by a semitruck,” Somers wrote for KSDK.
“The semi went through the median and stopped in the northbound lane. The Wentzville teen’s car came to a rest in the median, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to MSHP. The Lewis County coroner identified the victim as 18-year-old Antoni Wrobel.”
Wrobel, who went by Tony, was a freshman quarterback on the Culver-Stockton Wildcats football team in Missouri.
“We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Freshman QB Tony Wrobel. He was a unique and outgoing spirit who had a passionate love for his teammates, football, and life itself,” Culver-Stockton football said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
“Please keep his family, teammates, and our community in your thoughts and prayers at this time.”
Before coming to the United States to play football and attend college, Wrobel previously played for the Warsaw Eagles, an American football team that plays in the Polish Football League.
Wrobel committed to the team in February and joined the roster for the first time this year.
This is obviously a tragic loss. Wrobel’s family and the Culver-Stockton community will be in our thoughts and prayers.
