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Family Of Football Player Still Unsure What Caused Deadly Crash

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) - The Fort Collins community is supporting a family in mourning over the death of a Poudre High School football player and his mother.

Joshua Cortez and his mother, Kelly, were killed in a car crash in Fort Collins Thursday evening.

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(credit: Cortez family)

CBS4 spoke with the family Sunday.

They say police still haven't said what led to the collision.

They know the students in the other car are still hospitalized.

On Friday -- just hours after their teammate's death -- the Poudre High team lost a playoff game to Pomona High School.

The family has set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses.

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