Cordele, GA : Former NCAA champion track athlete Torrin Lawrence killed in car crash early Monday morning on July 28, 2014

Former University of Georgia track and field standout Torrin Lawrence died in a car crash early Monday morning at the age of 25.

The accident happened on Interstate 75 near Cordele, Ga. when Lawrence’s car was hit by a semi-truck after a tire blowout. The report cited officials who said that Lawrence was sitting inside his car when the semi-truck collided with it, throwing Lawrence from the car on impact.

Lawrence, who graduated in 2013 from Georgia, was a seven-time all-American and three-time Southeastern Conference champion. He won the school’s first NCAA indoor track 400-meter title in 2010 with a time of 45.23.

“I am shocked and pained with news of Torrin’s death,” Bulldog Head Coach Wayne Norton said in a statement. “Torrin was an easy person to get along with and almost always improved the atmosphere wherever he went. He did some great things in track and for UGA.”

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Former NCAA champion track athlete Torrin Lawrence killed in car crash