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Missing UC Berkeley Student Found Dead Near L.A. Freeway

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The body of a missing UC Berkeley student and soccer player was found by police near a Los Angeles freeway Saturday.

Eloi Vasquez, 19, was reportedly hit by a car on California’s Interstate-10 after he attended a fraternity party near the University of Southern California. According to friends, the athlete was not heard from after he left the party to visit the beach.

Local soccer teams and several national athletic organizations expressed their condolences. Funeral arrangements are being made.

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