Sports Reporter Wes Rucker, 43, Dies in Car Accident Hours After Inspirational On-Air Message

Beloved sports journalist Wes Rucker died in a car crash in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Thursday, February 19. He was 43 years old.

The accident happened on I-40 near Cedar Bluff, a neighborhood in Knoxville. Rucker was the only fatality.

Rucker’s father-in-law, David Goldberg, confirmed the news in a Facebook post on Thursday…

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