NJ Man Killed In Crash Remembered As 'Brilliant, Kind & Courageous'

HOLMDEL, NJ — A Holmdel man who died following a crash in Kentucky on Friday is being remembered as "brilliant, kind, and courageous" by those who knew him.

Colin Sharpe, 20, of Holmdel, died just after 9 a.m. on Friday when a Honda CRV he was a passenger in tried to cross Brownsville Road in Kentucky and collided with a dump truck.

The driver of the Honda CRV, Elijah Landers, 20, of Little Silver, New Jersey, was airlifted to TriStar Skyline Medical Center following the crash.

Paxton Sowders, 24, of Brownsville, who was driving the dump truck, was brought to the Medical Center in Bowling Green, where he was treated for his injuries

Sharpe was pronounced dead at the scene by the Edmonson County Coroner. Investigation into the crash is ongoing.

A graduate of Holmdel High School, Sharpe was vice president of Boston University's College Republicans of America chapter, according to a report from the Boston Globe.

In an online post, the chapter extended its condolences to Sharpe's family, friends, and those who knew him, describing him as "a brilliant, kind, and courageous man who left an immense impact on our lives and many others."

"Colin will be deeply missed by our organization and the wider communities of which he was part," the chapter said. "May he Rest in Peace."

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