The Spirit of Franklin - The Sandman: Season One

Hit by a car while retrieving his football, Franklin's Spirit did not realise he had died, believing that the driver had performed an emergency stop just inches from him. 

Meeting with Death of the Endless, he walked with her towards his corpse, as she explained to him what was about to happen next; his rapture and journey into the great unknown. 

Franklin - The Sandman: Season One

A young man who was playing football in the local park with his friends, Franklin took a shine to Death on the Endless, trying to chat her up. Unaware of who she was, he was overjoyed to learn that he would meet her again, only realising afterwards that she had used his name. This took him aback as he had not introduced himself. Nevertheless, he shrugged this off, returning to his game. 

After a rogue pass sent the football rolling into the street, he eagerly chased after it. He was hit by a car, dying from the impact.