NFL draft prospect Bain involved in 2024 crash that resulted in passenger's death, report says
Former Miami Hurricanes edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. , a top prospect in the NFL draft, was involved in a traffic collision in 2024 that resulted in the death of a passenger, according to a report published Sunday. Bain was driving a 2021 Land Rover SUV that was involved in the crash around 4 a.
m. on March 17, 2024, in Miami, according to documents obtained by The Read Optional. The outlet reported the vehicle had three other passengers — former Hurricanes football players Wesley Bissainthe and Nyjalik Kelly, and 22-year-old Destiny Betts — when it rear-ended another car and veered into a concrete wall.
MIAMI (AP) — Former Miami Hurricanes edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. , a top prospect in the NFL draft , was involved in a traffic collision in 2024 that resulted in the death of a passenger, according to a report published Sunday. Bain was driving a 2021 Land Rover SUV that was involved in the crash around 4 a.
m. on March 17, 2024, in Miami, according to documents obtained by The Read Optional . The outlet reported the vehicle had three other passengers — former Hurricanes football players Wesley Bissainthe and Nyjalik Kelly, and 22-year-old Destiny Betts — when it rear-ended another car and veered into a concrete wall.
The vehicle then ricocheted into another barrier before coming to a stop on the shoulder of the highway. The collision resulted in Betts being severely injured and taken to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami. She was in a coma for nearly three months before dying from her injuries on June 13, 2024, according to The Read Optional.