Brycen Mabe, 17, a football player at Pinecrest High School, was killed Thursday in a crash, according to multiple sources. He was a passenger in the car.
According to the Southern Pines Police Department, the two-car crash occurred around 10 p.m. at the intersection of Fairway Drive and Central Dive in Southern Pines. Mabe, a rising senior, was a passenger in one of the cars.
Pinecrest Patriot Football wrote on Facebook, “It’s with a heavy heart that we share the passing of one of our own, Brycen Mabe. Brycen was a dedicated member of our program for 3 years. As a varsity starter and rising senior, he showed up every day with a blue collar work ethic and an obvious love for the game. Brycen was the epitome of football.”
Mabe’s mom commented, sharing more about her son, who was taken off life support on Monday, according to a GoFundMe page for the family.
“Our hearts are broken into a million pieces, but we are finding peace and comfort in the only one who can give true peace, Jesus,” she wrote. “He lived, are, drank, spoke, and slept football. Mostly, he wasn’t ashamed to tell others about Jesus.”
The crash is under investigation, police said.
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Seventeen-year-old Brycen Mabe was placed on life support at UNC Medical Center according to public information shared by family and friends on social media. Posts on Monday said that Mabe had passed.
“Brycen was a very very great young man; he did everything we asked him to do,” said Nick Eddins, coach of the Pinecrest Patriots football team. “You only had to ask him one time and he would do it. It was an honor to be able to say that I was his coach.
“He was very intense and tough minded (on the field) he wanted to do it perfectly and never wanted to mess up, he was a perfectionist. He was a huge asset for us and he was a player that brought other players up with him.”
Mabe was involved in a car accident involving two vehicles at the intersection of Fairway Drive and Central Dive in Southern Pines at around 10 p.m. on June 6.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the Southern Pines Police Department.
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