High School Football Player Dies After Collision

A New York high school football player has died after an on-field collision.

FOX News Radio’s Tonya J. Powers has the story:

Tom Cutinella, a sixteen-year old junior, played for Shoreham-Wading River High School. On Wednesday he collided with an opponent, then collapsed during the third quarter of the game. He suffered a head injury and was rushed to the hospital where he later died. Cutinella, who was a linebacker and guard, had been in intensive care after undergoing surgery.

He is the third high school player in the country to die in recent weeks.

In New York, Tonya J. Powers, FOX News Radio.