Georgia star Jalen Carter was pulled over for speeding just months before fatal car crash

REVEALED: Georgia star Jalen Carter was pulled over and received a warning for doing 89 mph in a 45 mph zone as officer pleaded with him to stop speeding just months before car crash that killed teammate Devin Willock and a 24-year-old staffer 21-year-old Jalen Carter was involved in the fatal January 15 car crash in Athens He was pulled over on September 22 for driving 89 mph in a 45 mph zone Click here for all your latest international sports news from DailyMail. com By Isabel Baldwin For Dailymail. Com Published: 13:09 EST, 2 March 2023 | Updated: 14:44 EST, 2 March 2023 e-mail View comments Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter was stopped by police and received a warning regarding speeding just months before he was involved in a fatal car crash in January.

The 21-year-old was involved in the January 15 car crash that claimed the lives of UGA sophomore teammate Devin Willock and recruiting coordinator Chandler LeCroy, according to police. Police say the group was racing their vehicles through the Athens streets ‘at a high rate of speed’ at the time. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department secured an arrest warrant for Carter Wednesday and he turned himself in before being booked at 11:33pm that night for reckless driving.

It has now been revealed that Carter had previously been pulled over and cited for speeding on September 22, 2022. Jalen Carter received a warning regarding speeding just months before fatal January 15 crash Georgia footballer Devin Willock and staffer Chandler LeCroy were killed in the January crash New video from police body camera obtained by ABC News and Channel 2 Action News shows an officer pull Carter over on September 22 for driving 89 mph in a 45 mph zone. Carter appeared to be driving the same black 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk he was said to be driving on January 15 before the car crash that claimed the lives of Willock and LeCroy.

In the video, the officer tells Carter that he had already pulled over two other Georgia players, including one of his teammates, for speeding just minutes prior. ‘Y’all need to slow down, dude,’ the officer says, before also informing Carter that his car windows were tinted too dark and violated Georgia law. He then issues Carter a citation.

‘Your break is you’re not going to jail. Because that would make all kinds of news, right?’ the officer says. ‘I don’t know if y’all need to send out a text or something to your teammates, slow down,’ the officer continues.

‘We wouldn’t be talking if you were going the speed limit. I could care less about tint violation. But that was reckless.

When you are around your teammates, just tell them to slow down. It’s so easy to slow down. ‘ The officer proceeds to explain the separate citations and information for Carter’s traffic court date.

He finally once again repeats his plea to slow down. ‘Slow down, OK? That’s all I ask. ‘ The 21-year-old was pulled over on September 22 for driving 89 mph in a 45 mph zone Carter appeared to be driving the same black 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk he was said to be driving on January 15 before the car crash The officer told Carter he pulled over two other Georgia players for speeding minutes prior Carter previously had been cited for speeding, parking in a handicapped zone and excessively tinted windows during the fall semester, according to his driving record obtained by Channel 2 Action News.

On Wednesday, Carter turned himself in after Athens-Clarke County Police Department secured an arrest warrant. Carter, projected to be one of the top players in next month’s NFL Draft, returned to Athens, where he was booked at 11:33pm for reckless driving, according to records. But the national championship-winning defensive tackle was in and out of jail in just 16 minutes after posting $4,000 bail and was released at 11.

49pm. Despite his legal implications, Carter returned to the NFL Combine in Indianapolis Thursday to finish his team interviews, measurements and other activities, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Carter initially lied about his location at the time of the crash.

He previously told police that he was a mile away from the crash, later admitted to following the other car as it wrecked, and ultimately acknowledged he was traveling alongside LeCroy’s vehicle at the time of the accident. He left the crash scene before police or emergency medical workers arrived and returned an hour and a half later, denying that he was racing, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . The wreck occurred Sunday, January 15, at 2.

45am just hours after Georgia’s victory parade less than two miles from the school campus, when a group of players and team staffers piled into three cars and left a local strip club to eat at a nearby Waffle House, according to police. Willock was pronounced dead at the scene, while LeCroy died shortly after being taken to the hospital. The top NFL Draft prospect returned to the scouting combine after turning himself in to police Devin Willock (pictured) died in the early hours of January 15 after the Bulldogs’ championship parade a day earlier ‘The investigation found that Chandler LeCroy, driver of the 2021 Ford Expedition, and Jalen Carter, driver of a 2021 Jeep Trackhawk, were operating their vehicles in a manner consistent with racing shortly after leaving the downtown Athens area at about 2:30 AM,’ read the statement from Athens-Clarke County police.

Police also now say that LeCroy was legally intoxicated at the time of the crash with a blood-alcohol level of . 197. The state limit in Georgia is 0.

08. Police say LeCroy’s 2021 Ford Expedition ‘failed to negotiate a left curve, resulting in the vehicle striking the curb with its front passenger tire and leaving the roadway on the west shoulder. ‘ As a result, the vehicle hit electric poles and a trees.

Carter’s presence at the January 15 crash wasn’t reported until the AJC published its piece Wednesday. Previously, officials had been working under the belief that it was a single-car accident caused by LeCroy’s speed. But officers ultimately changed that assumption after obtaining surveillance video from city-owned cameras as well as one business owner.

However, authorities have declined to release the footage citing the ongoing investigation. Now police say both cars – Carter’s and LeCroy’s – were racing each other in the hours after the Bulldogs’ parade, adding that LeCroy’s blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit. ‘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 statement continues.

‘Evidence indicated that shortly before the crash the Expedition was traveling at about 104 miles per hour. The toxicology report indicated that Leroy’s blood alcohol concentration was . 197 at the time of the crash.

Investigators determined that alcohol impairment, racing, reckless driving, and speed were factors to the crash. ‘ Police obtained surveillance video from city-owned cameras as well as one business owner, although authorities have declined to release the footage citing the ongoing investigation In addition to the 24-year-old LeCroy, a Bulldogs recruiting coordinator, and the 20-year-old Willock, a promising offensive lineman, another recruiting staff member, 26-year-old Tory Bowles and 21-year-old offensive lineman Warren McClendon were also injured in the January 15 wreck Bulldogs linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson, a sophomore, was arrested last week on counts of racing on city streets and reckless driving, according to jail booking records In addition to the 24-year-old LeCroy, a Bulldogs recruiting coordinator, and the 20-year-old Willock, a promising offensive lineman, another recruiting staff member, 26-year-old Tory Bowles and 21-year-old offensive lineman Warren McClendon were also injured. Carter is not the only Georgia player accused of reckless driving.

Bulldogs linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson, a sophomore, was arrested last week on counts of racing on city streets and reckless driving, according to Athens-Clarke County jail booking records. The alleged incident took place on January 10 – a day after Georgia defeated TCU in the College Football Playoff national championship game in Los Angeles . A finalist for the Butkus Award, given annually to college football’s best linebacker, Dumas-Johnson was second on the Bulldogs with 70 total tackles as Georgia won its second straight national title last season.

He was also a first-team All-American in 2022. Dumas-Johnson is also believed to have been present on January 15, although he was driving his own car. Police have questioned him about the accident, according to the AJC.

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