{"id":5197,"date":"2026-07-18T14:06:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T14:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5197"},"modified":"2026-07-18T14:06:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T14:06:39","slug":"we-are-heartbroken-umass-lowell-mourns-soccer-player-killed-in-ohio-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5197","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We are heartbroken\u2019: UMass Lowell mourns soccer player killed in Ohio crash"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Officials at the University of Massachusetts Lowell are mourning the death of a star soccer player who was killed Sunday when his car was hit by a truck in Madison County, Ohio.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tobias Forsythe, 21, of Gahanna, Ohio, was driving on Interstate 71 at approximately 1:34 a.m. when he was hit by a semi-truck driven by Bekhzod Asrarov, 42, of Maineville, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a statement. <\/span><\/p>\n

Forsythe, who was a goalkeeper for the UMass Lowell River Hawks, was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cToby was everything you hope for in a student-athlete and an even better person,\u201d said the university\u2019s head men\u2019s soccer coach, Kyle Zenoni. \u201cHe was humble, honest, selfless, and the definition of hard work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur entire athletics department is heartbroken by Toby\u2019s passing,\u201d said the school\u2019s athletics director, Lynn Coutts. \u201cAlthough Toby\u2019s time as a River Hawk was cut far too short, he left a meaningful impact and will always be remembered as a cherished member of our UMass Lowell family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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