Colorado and Deion Sanders in mourning after QB Dominiq Ponder dies at 23

• Ponder loses control of Tesla on Sunday morning

• Coach Sanders mourns one of my favorites'

Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder died early on Sunday morning in a single-car crash in Boulder County, police said. He was 23.

Ponder lost control of his Tesla on a curve and hit a guardrail, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The car then struck an electrical line pole and rolled down an embankment before it caught fire. Ponder was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said a preliminary investigation shows that speed is suspected as a factor."