Texas A&M linebacker killed in accident with 18-wheeler

The family and fellow teammates are mourning the loss of Joseph Villavisencio, who was killed Thursday after a head-on collision with an 18-wheeler.

Villavisencio was traveling home to Jacksonville, Texas, on Highway 39 when witnesses say he swerved to avoid a buzzard in the roadway. He turned his car into the path of an oncoming 18-wheeler and was hit head-on.

The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured.

He will be missed by his teammates and coach, who say Villavisencio was one of the most respectful and high character players he had ever worked with.

Villavisencio was a senior majoring in radiological health engineering. He is survived by a sister and his mother and father.

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