Right of Way: The Risk of Walking Off-Campus

Grayson Newbourn, Izza Haq
Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:00:02 +0000
Special Projects

Preston Fischer moved home after finishing up a contract job as a fisheries research technician in Wyoming, studying his favorite fish, the muskellunge. He had obtained his captain’s license and had plans to start a fish farm, a lifelong dream of his.

Ten days after his return, that dream was taken from him.

On Nov. 2, 2025, following the Ohio State vs. Penn State football game, Fischer — a 2023 forestry, fisheries and wildlife graduate — was killed by a reckless driver on the sidewalk, as he was en route to escort a friend home from Fourth Street.