NCCU player charged in car accident that killed a student manager

North Carolina Central defensive back Tariq Jacobs has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle for his role in an accident last week that killed a student manager and left him in the hospital.

Jacobs, 19, was driving his 2000 Honda Accord on N.C. 55 last Tuesday night when he crossed the centerline and crashed into a 2008 Chevy Cobalt that was driving in the opposite direction.

The Cobalt slammed into the passenger side of the Accord killing Chekeria Renae Reid, 22, a senior who was a team manager for the football and women’s basketball teams.

Police have been investigating the accident for the past week and believe speed was the cause for the crash. Reid was pronounced dead at the scene and Jacobs was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Jacobs, a sophomore, didn't record any statistics for the Eagles in 2014.

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