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Cattledog

(5,914 posts)
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 11:55 AM Mar 2023

Remember the GA football player killed in a car crash after National Championship?

Turns out they were drinking and street racing.

Police: Toxicology report shows UGA recruiting staffer LeCroy was drunk, traveling 104 mph before crash.

Georgia football star Jalen Carter was charged on Wednesday by Athens-Clarke County police for street racing and reckless driving in connection with the fatal Jan. 15 crash, the department said in a release.

https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/ugas-jalen-carter-charged-with-reckless-driving-and-street-racing/L2DURPP5BZD5BJ4ZG7SVPNRPPA/?ecmp=dekalbco&utm_socialnewsdesk=social&utm_source=dekalb_fb&fbclid=IwAR1_O8x-gg6hWus1nsZCLtOn1elxjROKA3qxmx5btl8MruQve0vgz0u7AHU

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hlthe2b

(102,234 posts)
1. Really tragic. I know that stretch of road in Athens where it happened. It was inevitable,
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:01 PM
Mar 2023

drunk and at that rate of speed on Barnett Shoals Road. What a shame.

jimfields33

(15,786 posts)
3. A shame? It's freaking criminal. Premeditated in fact.
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:43 PM
Mar 2023

He really should never see a day free again. This wasn’t an accident.

exboyfil

(17,862 posts)
2. I hope the NCAA investigates and, if appropriate,
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:41 PM
Mar 2023

strips them of their National title. The SUV was supposed to be used for recruiting, and I have to wonder about what were the duties of the woman who also died in the crash. I got to think the family's lawsuit might pull a curtain back on recruitment and player retention.

hlthe2b

(102,234 posts)
6. They did not have permission for the vehicle they were driving. It was the woman recruiting staffer
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:48 PM
Mar 2023

that was driving and which lead to both her own and Devin Willock's death.

So, you may feel butt-hurt about UGA winning the National Championship, but to use this horrific episode to try to pull their national championship is utterly ridiculous (and worse).

This horrendous episode led to the death of two individuals. Yes, their inebriation and recklessness brought on their own horrific end, but it was hardly an officially SANCTIONED event as you'd imply.

Your comment is not only lacking in humanity but really unseemly.

exboyfil

(17,862 posts)
7. So the staffer had three times the legal limit
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:53 PM
Mar 2023

Still trying to figure out how a recruiting SUV is being used in a street race. One thing is for sure, Georgia is going to be seeing some pretty serious lawsuits.

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