Emporia State track star found dead after motorcycle wreck

By MARÁ ROSE WILLIAMS

The Kansas City Star

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An Emporia State University student athlete who had been missing for three days was found dead along a road in Lyon County.

A county sheriff’s deputy, who had heard that Emporia State track star Samuel Jacob Williams enjoyed weekend motorcycle rides, found the student’s body about one-tenth mile off the roadway near the K-99 intersection with Lyon County Road 190, just north of Emporia.

Police said Williams, 24, was the victim of a motorcycle accident Sunday evening. Police think he lost control of his motorcycle on a curve, struck a road sign, and was thrown from the vehicle.

Williams, a junior business management major from the Ivory Coast, on the coast of western Africa, was an All-American indoor and outdoor track athlete.

A memorial is being held at 8 tonight at Welch Stadium.

To contact Mará Rose Williams, call 816-234-4419 or send e-mail to mdwilliams@kcstar.com.

Posted on Thu, Nov. 05, 2009 01:35 PM

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