Sports Reporter Adan Manzano, who died covering Super Bowl lost his wife last year

The death of Adan Manzano, the 27-year-old sports reporter who died while covering the Super Bowl in New Orleans, comes almost a year after his wife’s deadly car accident.

On February 5, Manzano was in Louisiana and reported the Super Bowl Lix when he died. Police have since arrested a woman, Danette Colbert, on prosecutors of real estate crime, although officials say the investigation is underway.

Colbert was seen on surveillance recordings with Manzano before his death and was later charged with fraudulent use of his credit card.

Manzano’s death follows another loss to his family. His wife, Ashleigh Boyd, died in a car accident on April 11, 2024 in Topka, Kansas, when she was 24, according to Topka Capital Journal. The man and wife shared a daughter who survived the car accident.

The subsequent deaths of Manzano and his wife have left the Kansas City community struggling with the loss of the two parents in less than a year.

Read on for more about what we know.

What happened to Adan Manzano’s wife, Ashleigh Boyd?

Boyd was a second grade teacher at Lowman Hill Elementary School in Topka, Kansas. Her obituary described her as “a sunbeam” if “sparkling personality was contagious.”

She ran a Nissan Versa with her daughter as a passenger as the car “collided head-on” with a Ford F-150 pickup, per. Topeka Capitol Journal. Boyd was declared dead on stage while her daughter and the other involved driver were taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries and later survived.

After Boyd’s death, Manzano continued his work as a sports journalist and reported to Telemundo Kansas City and Tico Sports, covering Kansas City Chiefs, including their recent Super Bowl race.