Auburn authorities say alcohol may have played a role in a crash that killed a Chadron State Football player from Ogallala and injured another traveling in Alabama for Spring Break Monday.

Authorities say 19-year-old Garrett Schlichtemeier, a freshman wide receiver, was pronounced brain dead at 10:25 a.m. Monday from a severe closed-head injury suffered in the accident along Shug Jordan Parkway about 2:15 a.m. The driver, 18-year-old Michael Madkins of Elk Grove, California, is recovering from serious injuries at East Alabama Medical Center. Lee County Coroner Bill Harris says 18-year-old Tyler Perri of Covina, California was not injured in the crash.

Authorities say Madkins lost control of the Range Rover Discovery, ejecting all the teens.

Harris says the teens all attended Chadron State College. They were reportedly on their way to Spanish Fort and had stopped in Auburn to visit with a friend.

Schlichtemeier was one of eight 10/11 Scholar Athletes honored in 2009.