A native of Tustin, Turner started playing soccer at age 4. She was a four-year varsity player at Beckman High, including two years as a team captain, and earned the team\u2019s MVP award her junior year. As a freshman at Cal State Fullerton she played in all 20 games, starting in four, and finished with one goal and one assist. This season, she made eight starts in 10 games.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a dedicated soccer player, she was known for her encouragement, determination, and the way she lifted up those around her,\u201d Turner\u2019s family wrote. \u201cHer teammates and coaches have shared countless stories of her positivity, humor, competitiveness, and leadership \u2014 reminders of the light she carried both on and off the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs her family, we always knew the goodness and light that shone within her, but to hear others speak of it affirms what a true blessing she was to everyone who knew her.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Lauren Turner was remembered by her Cal State Fullerton teammates as \u201cthe funniest, most charismatic, and loving teammate you could ever ask for.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Turner and her Titans teammate Ashlyn Gwynn were riding electric scooters to a men\u2019s soccer game around 7 p.m. Sept. 27 when they were struck by a box truck on Associated Road near Yorba Linda Blvd., according to the Fullerton Police Department.<\/p>\n
Officers responding to the collision found two women \u201cin the roadway with significant, life-threatening injuries,\u201d a Fullerton police news release said. <\/p>\n
First responders took the two, who were not wearing helmets, to a local trauma center. Alcohol and drugs did not appear to be a factor in the accident, the department said. <\/p>\n
Kristy Wells, a public information specialist for the Fullerton police, said Tuesday that an investigation into the collision is still active and ongoing. No charges against the driver have been forwarded to the Orange County District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n