- Jalen Carter is Booked for Crash That Killed Two. He received a warrant on Wednesday for reckless driving and racing.
- Two of Georgia’s teammates Chandler LeCroy and Devin Willock killed in the crash in Ford Expedition.
NFL’s top-five pick Jalen Carter was involved in the crash that killed Georgia teammates and a staff member. Jalen Carter has been charged with reckless driving and racing for January 15 crash.
Jalen, 21 was booked for a misdemeanor in connection with the crash hours after the winning parade for national champions. The crash happened on Wednesday night and two people including teammates from the University of Georgia were killed.
Carter who has been projected as a top-five NFL pick for next month has released a statement saying that he expects to be “fully exonerated”.
The teammates of Carter who ended in death LeCroy, 24, and Devil Willock, 20 were in a jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk in a high-speed. Jalen was behind the wheels of the jeep as per the Police. Carter has been accused of reckless driving and racing in the arrest warrant.
The race happened between Carter and LeCroy who was driving a Ford Expedition at a high speed of 100 mph (160km/h) and the reports showed that they had blood alcohol double the limit. It crashed into a power pole thus killing LeCroy and Devin Willock and two other passengers in car were hurt.
“The evidence demonstrated that both vehicles switched between lanes, drove in the centre turn lane, drove in opposite lanes of travel, overtook other motorists, and drove at high rates of speed, in an apparent attempt to outdistance each other,” the Athens-Clarke County Police Department said in a statement.
Carter posted on his social media account a statement saying, that the news contained inaccurate information and that “There is no question in my mind that when all the facts are known that I will be fully exonerated of any criminal wrongdoing.”
He received the warrant notification from Indianapolis on Wednesday, Indiana at the NFL scouting combine an annual event that acts as an official audition for the best college football player. He turned to jail in Athens on Wednesday night and was released after 15 minutes.
When the incident first came to light, University of Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart said that “the charges…are deeply concerning, especially as we are still struggling to cope with the devastating loss of two beloved members of our community”.
Scott Fritterer, general manager of the Carolina Panthers, told that the team’s executives had word with Carter on Monday night. He also said that he heard about charges against Jalen but is yet to have word with the staff. “I don’t want to jump to any conclusions, we’ll let it all play out and make a decision said Fritterer.
