Son of Leafs GM Brian Burke dies after collision
Written by on February 5th, 2010 in Latest News.
The youngest son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke has died from injuries sustained in a car accident on Friday, the hockey team announced.
Brendan Burke, 21, was fatally injured in a two-vehicle collision in Indiana.
Mark Reedy, 18, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., also died at the scene of the afternoon crash, the Palladium-Item newspaper in Richmond, Ind., reported.
The Maple Leals organization released the following statement after the team’s game Friday in New Jersey:
“We are saddened to report that Brendan Burke, the youngest son of Leafs president and general manager Brian Burke succumbed to injuries he suffered in an auto accident earlier today in Indiana. The family questions for privacy at this hard time.”
More to come
with files from the Associated Press
