Former Oregon football player found dead near crash site

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Police have identified the body of a man found after a car crash near Autzen Stadium as a former University of Oregon football player.

Police in Eugene late Friday said the body of 21-year-old Fotu Tuli Leiato was found in brush hours after a rollover crash in which the suspected drunken driver said he was not carrying any passengers.

Police say the Kia sedan driven by 22-year-old Pedro Chavarin crashed at 2:30 a.m. Friday.

After sunrise, a woman walking near the area noticed a hand poking out of the brush. Police responded and found the body. Investigators determined Leiato had been a passenger in the vehicle.

Leiato was dismissed from the team after being arrested in April for allegedly removing a parking boot from a vehicle.

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