Former Alabama football player Terrance Howard died last week from injuries sustained when he was struck by a vehicle in North Carolina, according to multiple reports.

Howard, a Texas native who was a member of the Crimson Tide team as a walk-on in 2023, transferred to North Carolina Central during the offseason. He was moving his belongings from Alabama to North Carolina when the accident occurred, his mother told Houston’s KHOU-11 TV.

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer addressed Howard’s death to begin his press conference on Sunday in Tuscaloosa.

“Before I make comments on the team, I do want to send along thoughts and prayers,” DeBoer said. “Terrance Howard, who was with us and transferred on to North Carolina Central, he did pass away and he’s got some guys who are here on this team close to him and also think about him. Just want to send prayers and thoughts up to his family.”

Howard was involved in a minor traffic accident near Salisbury, N.C., then got out of his car to check on the other driver. A third car then struck him and critically injured him, according to KPRC TV in Houston.

Howard was hospitalized with critical injuries in Charlotte, where he later died. He was not carrying identification at the time of the wreck, so it took several days to notify his family.

Howard did not play in a game for Alabama as a true freshman defensive back in 2023, but did travel with the team to the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal. He was reportedly set to be on full scholarship at North Carolina Central, an HBCU school in Durham.

A Go Fund Me account in Howard’s name had raised more than $46,000 as of Sunday morning.