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Former Jets star Joe Klecko accidentally kills man with car
September 13, 2005
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former New York Jets player Joe Klecko accidentally hit and killed a man while driving on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, police said Tuesday.
The 51-year-old Klecko was heading south at about 8:30 a.m. Monday in a 2005 Chevy Suburban when he struck the man, who was pushing a grocery cart, police said.
Ray Peterson, 65, was pronounced dead at the scene. No charges were filed.
Klecko was a defensive end for the Jets from 1977-87 and finished his career with the Indianapolis Colts in 1988. He was a member of the heralded New York Sack Exchange, the Jets' dominant defensive front that included Mark Gastineau and Marty Lyons.
September 13, 2005
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former New York Jets player Joe Klecko accidentally hit and killed a man while driving on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, police said Tuesday.
The 51-year-old Klecko was heading south at about 8:30 a.m. Monday in a 2005 Chevy Suburban when he struck the man, who was pushing a grocery cart, police said.
Ray Peterson, 65, was pronounced dead at the scene. No charges were filed.
Klecko was a defensive end for the Jets from 1977-87 and finished his career with the Indianapolis Colts in 1988. He was a member of the heralded New York Sack Exchange, the Jets' dominant defensive front that included Mark Gastineau and Marty Lyons.
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