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Jim Irsay paying for funerals of Edwin Jackson, Uber driver

  
Published February 6, 2018 02:01 PM
Edwin Jackson

FILE - This June 13, 2017 file photo shows Indianapolis Colts football player Edwin Jackson. Jackson, 26, was one of two men killed when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along a highway in Indianapolis. The Colts said in a statement Sunday, Feb. 4, 3018, that the team is “heartbroken” by Jackson’s death. Authorities say the driver that struck them before dawn on Sunday tried to flee on foot but was quickly captured. (AP Photo, File)

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Colts owner Jim Irsay will pay for the funerals of linebacker Edwin Jackson and Jackson’s Uber driver, Jeffrey Monroe, Mike Wells of ESPN reports.

Jackson and Monroe were killed after being hit by a drunk driver while standing on the side of Interstate 70 in Indianapolis early Sunday morning.

Manuel Orrego-Savala, who is suspected in the collision, has a 2005 conviction for driving under the influence in Redwood City, Califoria, according to the Indianapolis Star. Orrego-Savala, 37, had a blood-alcohol level of .239 percent, or nearly three times the legal limit, according to the newspaper.