Sister of Duke basketball player killed in wreck

Pax, W.Va. — The sister of Duke University freshman basketball player Andre Dawkins was killed in a wreck in West Virginia this weekend.

Duke spokesman Matt Plizga said that Lacey Dawkins, 21, died, and Andre Dawkins' mother, Tamara Hill, was injured in the wreck.

An update on Hill's condition was not available Monday morning.

CBS affiliate WVNS reports that three other people were also injured in the multiple-vehicle wreck Saturday on Interstate 77 at mile marker 53, in Pax, W. Va.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Andre’s sister, Lacey,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said Monday.

“Andre is a terrific young man and his family is very important to him. Our thoughts and prayers go out the entire Dawkins family during this trying time.”

Andre Dawkins, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, played for 21 minutes in Duke's victory over St. John's Saturday. His relatives were on the way to the game to see him play.

A native of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, he graduated early from Atlantic Shores Christian Academy in Virginia to enroll at Duke.

He was raised by Andre and Pamela Dawkins and has three younger siblings.

Dawkins has left the team to be with his family in Virginia.

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Keep your head up Bro!!! Praying for you and your family.

bigdookie
December 7, 2009 5:36 p.m.

Terrible, terrible news, and so close to the holidays! :( Many prayers for to everyone involved... family, friends, and the compassionate neighbors out here.

Also, many prayers for the family, friends and neighbors who have lost someone recently. I kind of agree with fishon -- it's a tragedy, regardless of whether or not someone is connected to a local celebrity. So many people are suffering with loss and crisis right now, and they are all deserving of compassion and notice.

Warden
December 7, 2009 5:35 p.m.

Sad

BIGDAWGShouse
December 7, 2009 5:35 p.m.

Not the time to have this sorta discussion...Bingo! That's what I meant. If you have anything negative to say, save it for another type of article, not this one. Period.

fbguru
December 7, 2009 5:35 p.m.

For those of you who are complaining about this article: if you don't want to read it, don't read it. The rest of us care about this story and would like a forum to express our sympathies and there is no reason why you should have anything negative to say about that at all. Goodness! Some people will complain about anything.

jenningsjohanna
December 7, 2009 5:05 p.m.