Georgia star defensive lineman Jalen Carter was racing and driving recklessly in the crash that killed one of his teammates and a team staffer, police say.
Before this news came out, Carter was supposed to speak to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. He has now been charged with reckless driving and racing in relation to the Jan. 15 car crash that killed Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy.
Carter was said to be driving a 2021 Jeep Trackhawk “in a manner consistent with racing” the morning that Georgia player Devin Willock and recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy died, according to an investigation by Athens-Clarke County Police.
“The evidence demonstrated that both vehicles switched between lanes, drove in the center 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 release Wednesday.
“Evidence indicated that shortly before the crash the Expedition was traveling at about 104 miles per hour.”
He originally told police he was about a mile away from the crash, and then later said he was following the car that had crashed. He then told them he was alongside the other car. The report said Carter left the crash scene and returned 90 minutes later.
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In the meantime, he is expected to turn himself in.
“Police officials tell me they have been in touch with Jalen Carter’s team,” Quinn said. “They are expecting him to turn himself in and comply with arrest warrants soon, per spokesperson at Athens-Clarke County PD.”
There is no telling what this will do to his draft positioning.
