N.J. High School Sports Star Killed By Train

A popular student-athlete was killed Sunday night in a fatal train crash in New Jersey, according to NJ Transit.

Jacob J. "Coby" St. Phard, 18, was struck on the tracks just west of a NJ Transit train station around 8:20 p.m., according to spokesman Jim Smith said.

Another star N.J. athlete was killed just two days before. A popular student-athlete was killed Friday in a fatal ATV crash in North Jersey, police said.

Smith said it wasn't clear why East Windsor resident, a star soccer player at Notre Dame High School who recently committed to playing at Susquehanna University in the fall, was on the tracks just west of the Hamilton train station at that time.

The train was heading for a maintenance yard in Bucks County, Pa., he said. St. Phard was pronounced dead at the scene.

There were no passengers aboard the train, with no service interruptions.

St. Phard was set to graduate this year from the Lawrence Township-based school, according to his Twitter account. He led Notre Dame in assists and was second on the team in goals last season, according to nj.com.

"Thank you to my parents, coaches, teammates, crazy friends, and even those not in my life anymore who have supported me and had a part in this process. Blessed and thankful to have my name beside the X like Malcolm, see you in the Fall," St. Phard said on his Instagram account when he committed to Susquehanna.

Friends were paying tribute to him on Twitter:

• Alex Fernández ‏@fern8ndez @Coby_StPhard this was at the Gill game
• Johnny ‏@JFrycz My striking partner in crime up top for 3 years, carpool buddy for 2, and my brother for life. RIP @Coby_StPhard
• CoZMiK 宇宙の ‏@CoZMiKMusic Rest in Peace my guy @Coby_StPhard
• Alex Fernández ‏@fern8ndez Feels like just yesterday we were balling out at the All-State game, gonna miss you man @Coby_StPhard
• Fatai King ‏@fataik1 Lmao throwback with you man rest easy @Coby_StPhard
• mohamed ‏@MohamedFquihi East Brunswick, NJrest in peace Coby , I love you man, I'm gonna miss you on the field. @Coby_StPhard