Aiden Hernandez, 19, died on May 29, after he was struck by a falling tree branch in a work incident, deputies in Colorado said
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- A 19-year-old soon-to-be-father and former high school football star has died after he was struck by a tree branch
- The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said that 19-year-old Aiden Hernandez, of Woodland Park, Colo., died on May 29, following the work incident
- The former football player was set to welcome his first child with his longtime girlfriend in July
A 19-year-old soon-to-be-father and former high school football star in Colorado has died after he was struck by a tree branch, local authorities say.
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to local outlet KRDO that 19-year-old Aiden Hernandez, of Woodland Park, Colo., died Thursday, May 29.
Deputies were called to the scene after a work accident in Colorado Springs, about 70 miles south of Denver, just before 10 a.m. local time on May 29. Although they administered CPR, Hernandez was pronounced dead on the scene, the Sheriff’s Office told the outlet…