3 Teen Soccer Players Killed In North Miami Crash

NORTH MIAMI, FL — A community is grieving the loss of three youth soccer players who were struck and killed by an SUV early Saturday morning. The fatal crash happened at about 5:30 a.m. on NE 125th Street at 13th Avenue in North Miami as the boys — all players for the Little Haiti FC Soccer Club —were walking to board a bus with their teammates.

North Miami police said the three teens who died were identified as 17-year-old Richecarde Dumay, 15-year-old Lens Desir, and 13-year-old Gedeon Desir. Police were still investigating the crash.

The three teens would've played Saturday alongside their friends as part of the Under-18 and Under-15 teams in the Enigma Tournament in Weston.

The oldest, Richecarde Dumay, also played football as a kicker for Miami Edison High School.

The Little Haiti FC Club called it "a horribly tragic accident" in which the boys were killed.

Nearly $32,000 had been donated via GoFundMe as Monday afternoon toward funeral expenses for the boys' families.

"Any additional funding will go towards the Little Haiti FC and carrying on its mission of serving the at risk youth of the community in memory of their friends that passed away so tragically," the soccer club said on GoFundMe.

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