MILWAUKEE, N.Y. (WKBW) — A lacrosse player from Western New York died in a car crash on Friday in Milwaukee. It happened Friday evening at the intersection of North 27 Street and West St. Paul Avenue.
Milwaukee Police said a driver crashed into a car containing six passengers. Two of those passengers died at the scene. The 41-year-old driver was taken into custody.
The two passengers have been identified as Marquette University students Scott Michaud and Noah Snyder. Snyder, a native of Western New York, played for the Jr. Bandits.
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Marquette University released this statement Saturday:
"The two students were Noah Snyder and Scott Michaud, both student-athletes on the lacrosse team," the statement said in part. "Both Noah and Scott were strong students, being named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team at Marquette for maintaining a 3.0 grade point average."
This is an ongoing investigation.
