Funerals Announced For Colts LB Edwin Jackson And Jeffrey Monroe

We now know when funeral services for Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and Jeffrey Monroe of Avon, will take place. AP News reports Jackson's funeral will be held Monday, Feb. 12 at Big Bethel AME Church in his hometown of Atlanta. Monroe's will be held Friday in Indianapolis, AP News says.

Both Jackson, 26, and Uber driver Monroe, 54, were killed Sunday morning when Indiana State Police say they were hit by 37-year-old Manuel Orrego-Savala, who authorities report has been living in the U.S. illegally.

AP News reports officials say Orrego-Savala was drunk when he hit the two men along I-70, and does not have a license.

He was charged Wednesday with several felony counts.

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According to AP New, the 26-year-old Jackson’s family says the Colts and the NFL “have lost a young and rising star — one who truly loved the game of football, and played it with a passion.”

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