College basketball captain killed in alleged hit-and-run by 18-year-old charged with DWI

A 20-year-old assemblage pupil who was a prima connected the hoops squad was killed successful a hit-and-run, constabulary said.

Emily Mae Smith, 20, of Greenville, New York, died aboriginal Saturday greeting aft the conveyance deed her adjacent Pierrepont Avenue successful Potsdam, according to a release from the Potsdam Police Department.

Smith was a transportation pupil and concern medication large astatine State University of New York (SUNY).

"In her archetypal twelvemonth present astatine SUNY Potsdam, Emily was already excelling academically, being named to the Dean's List, and had built a choky knit ellipse of friends and mentors," SUNY Potsdam President Dr. Suzanne Smith said successful a statement.

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Early Saturday greeting Emily Smith, a sophomore SUNY Potsdam women's hoops squad member, was struck and killed by a conveyance adjacent campus. Smith was a transportation pupil and concern medication large from Greenville, New York. (Emily Smith/Instagram)

Police said that the rising hoops prima was walking erstwhile she was struck by a older-model achromatic Cadillac Escalade. Police responded to the country astir 3:37 a.m. Saturday.

Smith was transported to Canton-Potsdam Hospital wherever she was pronounced dormant from her injuries.

Authorities said the fishy conveyance fled instantly aft the crash. At astir 7:25 a.m., officers located the fishy conveyance traveling connected U.S. Route 11 eastbound of the colony of Potsdam and took the driver, identified arsenic Jakob D. Krise, 18, of Brasher Falls, New York, into custody without incident, according to the release.

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Emily Smith was struck by a older-model achromatic Cadillac Escalade connected Pierrepont Avenue astatine astir 3:37 a.m, and the conveyance near the country immediately, constabulary said. (A J Cunningham Funeral Homes Inc)

Krise has been charged with leaving the country of a centrifugal conveyance clang resulting successful death, zero tolerance driving portion intoxicated and driving crossed hazard markings, constabulary said.

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He was arraigned successful Town of Pierrepont Court and released nether probation supervision. Authorities said that helium is scheduled to look successful Potsdam Town Court connected Wednesday arsenic the probe remains active.

SUNY Potsdam said that the Jerry Welsh Gymnasium volition service arsenic a memorial abstraction for members of the field assemblage to retrieve and grant Emily Smith. (Emily Smith/Instagram)

Potsdam's caput coach, Brittney Cohen, described Smith arsenic "an bonzer young woman."

"I americium heartbroken by the nonaccomplishment of our captain, Emily," Cohen said. "She was an bonzer young woman, beloved by her teammates, coaches and everyone she met. Her beingness volition beryllium greatly missed."

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Athletic Director Mark Misiak added: "We are heartbroken and devastated by the quality of Emily’s passing. To suffer specified a agleam psyche astatine specified a young property is simply a tragedy."

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office for further information.

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