Ben Simmons’ Cousin Zachary Dies in Hit-and-Run at Age 21

June 25th, 2016 by Alec Nathan Leave a reply »

Zachary Simmons, the cousin of Philadelphia 76ers No. 1 draft pick Ben Simmons, was struck and killed by a black SUV in a hit-and-run around 3:30 a.m. ET on Saturday in Hoboken, New Jersey, police told CBS New York.

He was 21 years old.

Zachary Simmons' mother, Monique Steele, told CBS New York's Steve Langford that "police told her the car was going at least 70 mph."

On Saturday, Ben Simmons tweeted out a picture with Zachary from Thursday night's NBA draft: 



The LSU product tweeted out two other messages upon hearing the news: 



According to CBS New York, Steele said Zachary Simmons was out Friday evening celebrating a friend's birthday. The day prior, he was in New York with Ben Simmons to hear his name called at the Barclays Center.

"He had just went to the NBA draft for his first cousin—No. 1 draft pick," Steele said, per CBS New York.

No suspects have been named, but CBS New York reported that "police are looking for a black Cadillac Escalade, Yukon or Tahoe, which may have New York plates."

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