He was identified as Mason Alexander. Alexander was the passenger in a car that attempted to pass another vehicle just before the top of a hill when another vehicle came the oppos

The Pittsburgh Panthers football team is mourning the death of freshman CB Mason Alexander, 18, who was killed in a car accident on Saturday.

Pittsburgh freshman cornerback Mason Alexander died in a car accident in his hometown of Fishers, Indiana, according to multiple reports. Alexander was 18 years old, and was set to take part in his first spring practice with the program.