An early Friday morning accident on Interstate 85 in Spartanburg County, S.C., claimed the life of one member of Furman University’s nationally-ranked men’s soccer team and injured three of his teammates.
Furman freshman Philip Gray Griffin, 18, of Huntersville, N.C., was killed after his sport utility vehicle overturned in the southbound lanes just south of Highway 129. A tractor-trailer driven by Neil Fournier, 46, of Arden, N.C., then hit the SUV. The accident occurred at approximately 2:50 a.m., according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Also injured in the accident were Furman freshmen soccer players Chefik Simo of Dallas, Texas; Josh Villalobos of Fayetteville, N.C.; and Sean Murray of Wauwatosa, Wis., All three Furman students were taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, where Simo underwent surgery early Friday morning for a fractured pelvis and other injuries.

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