Semi-pro football player Zach Bautz dies in Pennsylvania crash

nj1015.com November 14, 2024, 11:01 PM UTC

Zachary Bautz, a 28-year-old semi-pro football player from New Jersey, died in a crash in Pennsylvania on Monday morning. His truck veered off Route 322, hitting a message board and a concrete barrier before landing on its side. Bautz, known as "Zeebo," played for the New Jersey Eagles. The team plans to retire his uniform number 42 in his honor. His viewing will be held on Friday in Riverside, New Jersey. Bautz's death follows another fatal crash involving a New Jersey resident, Ciarra Sanchez, 19, who died on Route 78. Her body was found after her phone pinged from the crash site for two hours.


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