Teen killed in triple fatal crash remembered as lacrosse ‘legend’ by Ontario team - BERITAJA

An Ontario lacrosse subordinate who died in a multi-vehicle crash complete the play is being remembered arsenic personification who “carried the tone of the game.”

Eric Hainer, 18, was a personnel of the Kawartha Fury Minor Lacrosse U22 team, the statement said successful a Facebook station precocious connected Sunday.

“After an unthinkable time of lacrosse and the completion of our first ever Medicine Cup, our Fury family suffered a heartbreaking loss,” the squad wrote.

Hainer was 1 of 3 group who died aft the conveyance he was driving was progressive successful a collision pinch 4 motorcycles successful Omemee, Ont., conscionable westbound of Peterborough connected Saturday astatine about 6 p.m.

Hainer and a 72-year-old man from Dunchurch died astatine the scene. A 65-year-old man from Barrie, who had been riding 1 of the different 3 motorcycles, was transported to a Toronto-area infirmary but later died. A 30-year-old man remains successful hospital, while different personification was treated astatine the segment and released.

The Fury said the incident happened arsenic he was travelling location from competing.

Hainer had an “impact” connected the team’s capacity astatine the Medicine Cup and scored the team’s first and past extremity during the U22 tournament, it wrote.

“A player, a teammate, and personification who carried the tone of the crippled pinch him each clip he stepped connected the floor,” the squad wrote.

“Eric understood thing that lacrosse has taught a procreation of players — the crippled is medicine.”

It went connected to opportunity their hearts are pinch the teenager’s family, friends, teammates, coaches and each those who knew him.

“A fable connected the floor. Forever successful our hearts,” the squad said successful an image created to honour Hainer. “You brought the fire. You lived the fury. You near a bequest that burns forever.”

BERITAJA contacted OPP for much accusation connected the investigation into the crash, but did not person a consequence by publication.

Anyone pinch accusation aliases dashcam footage from the segment erstwhile the incident occurred is asked to interaction the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP.