Excessive speed was one of the main causes of a fatal accident early Sunday morning that killed a University of Georgia football player and a UGA football staffer, while injuring another player and staff member.
Devin Willock, an offensive lineman for the Bulldogs, was pronounced dead at the scene. Chandler LeCroy, a 24-year-old recruiting analyst who was driving the 2021 Ford Expedition, died at a local hospital.
UGA offensive lineman Warren McClendon and Georgia football staffer Victoria Bowles sustained injuries. Authorities say that Bowles was also not wearing a seat belt.
According to authorities, the vehicle, "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."
It then struck two utility poles and a tree, before spinning into another tree on the driver's side — where both LeCroy and Willock were sitting.
"This caused the vehicle to rotate counter-clockwise prior to achieving final rest against an apartment building," the report said.
No alcohol or drug tests were conducted on LeCroy, who was driving the vehicle, although the investigation continues.
The fatal wreck occurred just hours after the Bulldogs were cheered on by thousands on the UGA campus, following their second national title win in two years.