The extensive damage to the vehicle – as well as remote camera footage taken from nearby light poles – is why responding officers did not believe Hughley and Robinson’s claims that they were going 25 mph when the crash occurred at 6:28 p.m. Were traveling at the prescribed speed limit. Tuesday afternoon. As a result of that and the resulting “200-foot damage path”, Hughley was cited for reckless driving and failure to maintain lane.
Hughley’s crash preceded two days of traffic news that dominated Georgia football headlines late this week. On Wednesday morning, teammate Trevor Etienne pleaded no contest to reckless driving charges in an Athens-Clarke County courtroom in a case in which DUI charges were dismissed. On Wednesday night, Georgia football players Smail Mondon and DeMelo Jones were cited for running into each other on West Broad Street near Downtown Athens. Mondon was also charged with careless driving in that incident.
Based on ongoing reporting by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, those three arrests bring to 24 the number of known incidents in which a person associated with the Georgia football program was arrested by police for speeding, reckless driving or driving under the influence. Is. Alcohol or drugs from January 2023. That year began, of course, with a double-fatal crash in which police say UGA football recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy was under the influence of alcohol and drove a UGA-leased vehicle at speeds exceeding 100 mph. Were staying. Barnett left Shoals Road, killing him and Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and injuring two other members of the football team. Georgia defensive tackle and current NFL player Jalen Carter pleaded no contest to racing charges stemming from the same accident.
Meanwhile, new information has emerged that two other football players – defensive backs Joel Aguero and Justin Rhett – were allegedly racing each other on February 18 on the same stretch of West Broad Street as Mondon and Jones on Wednesday. Were traveling to. That’s according to the Athens Banner-Herald, which obtained police body-camera footage from the traffic stop. However, the players were only cited for driving 59 in a 40-mph zone.
The Banner-Herald also reported on another incident Friday, citing a Georgia Department of Public Safety report, in which senior defensive back David Daniel-Sisavan was charged with reckless endangerment after leading police on a pursuit in a 2021 BMW M340i. He was accused of driving the vehicle, which he was driving southbound. Several lane changes were made at high speed without using blinkers on the Downtown Connector in Atlanta.
Georgia football coach Kirby Smart has not addressed the latest wave of speeding violations that have befallen his players, according to a UGA Athletics spokesperson, but he will do so during his appearance at SEC Football Media Days on Tuesday. Smart addressed the issue briefly in the spring.
“I think this is one of the areas that we’ve really tried to target, and I think we do it better than anybody in the country,” he said in March.
UGA Speeding Issues 2023-24
1. January 15, 2023 – Chandler LeCroy, UGA Recruiting Analyst: LeCroy and second-year football player Devin Willock died in a high-speed, alcohol-related crash in which Willock was a passenger. Football player Warren McClendon and recruiting analyst Torey Bowles were also passengers and were injured. Police concluded that LeCroy was running at more than 100 mph with Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter on Barnett Shoals Road in Athens before leaving the roadway and hitting trees and an apartment building.
2. February 17, 2023 – Aliu Bah, Freshman, Offensive Lineman: Stopped by Athens-Clarke County Police for driving 65 in a 45 mph zone in a gray 2020 Dodge Charger on Atlanta Highway at Epps Bridge Parkway. He received 12 months’ probation and was ordered to complete a defensive driving course and traffic violators’ impact program, pay a $635 fine, and perform 40 hours of community service.
3. February 21, 2023 – Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Jr., linebacker: Arrested for racing and reckless driving for an incident that occurred on January 10. Pleaded guilty to careless driving on 17 April and racing charges were dismissed.
4. February 23, 2023 – D’Nylon Morrissette, sophomore, receiver: Stopped by Athens-Clarke County Police for driving in a 45 mph zone on Atlanta Highway 81 in his gray 2019 Dodge Charger.
5. February 23, 2023 – Marvin Jones, freshman, defensive end: Stopped by the Georgia State Patrol for driving 93 in a 65 mph zone on Georgia Highway 10 Loop in Athens.
6. March 1, 2023 – Jalen Carter, Jr., defensive lineman: Arrested by Athens-Clarke County Police on charges of street racing and reckless driving stemming from a Jan. 15 double-fatal crash. On March 16, 2023, Carter’s no-contest plea resulted in a sentence of 12 months’ probation, a $1,000 fine, 80 hours of community service, and attendance at a state-approved defensive-driving course.
7. March 25, 2023 – Kristen Miller, freshman, defensive lineman: Stopped by Oconee County Sheriff’s Department for driving 95 in a 65 mph zone.
8. March 25, 2023 – Kendall Milton, sophomore, running back: Stopped by Georgia State Patrol in Athens and cited for driving 79 in a 65 mph zone.
9. May 2, 2023 – Morrissette (No. 2): Pulled over in Walton County for traveling on 91 in a 55 mph zone.
10. May 9, 2023 – Morissette (No. 3): Arrested for DUI/Drugs by Oconee County officers at 3:30 a.m. after rear-ending another vehicle on Georgia Highway 316. He was also charged with driving on a restricted license and driving too fast for conditions.
11. May 15, 2023 – Marcus Rosemy-Jaxant, Jr., receiver: Police in Coral Springs, Florida stopped a car for allegedly driving 60 in a 50 mph zone.
12. May 16, 2023 – Rosemary-Jacquesant (No. 2): Police in Coral Springs, Florida stopped and cited him for speeding (71 in a 40 mph zone).
13. May 23, 2023 – Rosemary-Jacquesant (No. 3): Pulled over by Athens-Clarke County Police after speeding at 90 in a 45 mph zone on an Atlanta highway. Jailed for careless driving and “speeding to the maximum limit”.
14. July 5, 2023 – Samuel M’Pemba, Freshman, Linebacker: Stopped by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Department and cited for driving 88 in a 55 mph zone.
15. July 31, 2023 – Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, redshirt freshman, defensive lineman: Stopped on I-85 in Franklin County driving 90 in a 70 mph zone. Sent to jail for outstanding warrant in Athens-Clarke County for failure to appear in court to resolve handicapped parking violation.
16. September 1, 2023 – Jarvis Jones, player connections coordinator for UGA football: Stopped by Athens-Clarke County Police and allegedly driving 86 mph in a 40 mph zone on an Atlanta highway. Arrested and booked into Athens-Clarke County Jail on charges of reckless driving and speeding/driving over the limit.
17. February 18, 2024 – Joenel Aguero, sophomore, defensive back: 59 cited for driving in a 40 mph zone near downtown Athens. The Athens Banner-Herald reported that Aguero was racing with his partner, Justin Rhett, and weaving in and out of traffic at the time.
18. February. 18, 2024 – Justin Rhett, redshirt freshman, defensive back: Cited by Athens-Clarke County Police for driving his 2022 Dodge Charger 59 mph in a 40 mph zone on West Broad Street.
19. February 24, 2024 – David Daniels-Sisavanh, senior, defensive back: Charged with reckless driving after a 2021 BMW M340i he was driving southbound on the Downtown Connector in Atlanta crossed multiple lanes at a high rate of speed without using blinkers, the Georgia Department of Public Safety reports. and led the police on a chase.
20. March 24, 2024 – Trevor Etienne, rising junior, running back: He was stopped at 1:50 a.m. on South Milledge Avenue for driving his 2024 Audi “between 80-90 mph” after drinking alcohol in Downtown Athens, according to police. Charged with DUI, reckless driving and two other misdemeanors.
21. May 18, 2024 – Sacovy White, Freshman, Receiver: Pulled over by Athens-Clarke County Police at 2:06 a.m. in downtown Athens for “speeding” and driving the wrong way on a one-way street. White was arrested and charged with reckless driving and impaired driving.
22. July 9, 2024 – Bo Hughley, redshirt freshman, offensive lineman: Arrested by UGA police and charged with reckless driving and failure to maintain lane/improper driving after a car accident. No other details were immediately available.
23. July 10, 2024 – Smail Mondon, senior, linebacker: Arrested by Athens-Clarke County Police for driving at least 75 mph in a 40 mph zone near downtown Athens. Booked into Athens-Clarke County Jail on racing and reckless driving charges.
24. July 10, 2024 – DeMelo Jones, freshman, defensive back: He was cited for allegedly racing his partner Mondon after leaving an intersection on West Broad Street.
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