College Soccer Star Dies Six Weeks After Tragic Scooter Crash — A Campus Mourns, A Family Grieves, and a Community Reflects
What began as a normal September evening for two student-athletes at California State University, Fullerton turned into a tragedy that would ripple through an entire campus, devastate a community, and ultimately claim the life of one of the university’s most beloved young stars.
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Lauren Turner, a 19-year-old sophomore and standout defensive midfielder for the Titans women’s soccer team, passed away on November 7 — nearly six weeks after she and her teammate, Ashlyn Gwynn, were struck by a box truck while riding electric scooters near campus.
The news, confirmed by the Fullerton Police Department and later by her family, shocked students, staff, and athletics supporters who had been…