Jalen Carter named in $40 million suit from Devin Willock's family
Jalen Carter is among those named in a lawsuit by the father of Devin Willock, the former Georgia football player who died in a car accident in January days after the Bulldogs won the national championship.
Dave Willock also named the University of Georgia Athletic Association in the suit, which was filed in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and seeks $40 million, according to USA Today.
Jalen Carter was drafted in the first round by the Eagle. AP
Georgia athletic department staffer Chandler LeCroy, was driving the vehicle that the late football player was riding in, and also died in the wreck.
According to police, LeCroy and Carter were racing late at night, and Carter had a blood alcohol concentration of .197 — the legal limit is .08 — and was driving at 104 miles per hour in the lead-up to the crash.
“[LeCroy] was reckless, negligent, negligent per se, willful, wanton and consciously indifferent to consequences in her operation of that vehicle while her judgment was substantially impaired by alcohol,” the lawsuit said.
Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Broderick Jones (59) and offensive lineman Devin Willock (77) at the national championship celebration at Sanford Stadium in Jan. 14. USA TODAY Sports
The car LeCroy was driving was provided by the Georgia athletic department, according to the suit.
Also named in the lawsuit were Sarchione Automotive, Inc., which in an NIL deal provided Carter the SUV he was driving in the incident, and Toppers International Showbar, the strip club where LeCroy was allegedly drinking prior to the fatal crash.
In March, Carter pled no contest to reckless driving and racing charges.
Images from the aftermath of the crash that killed Devin Willock and Chandler LeCroy Ceciley Pangburn
He received 12 months’ probation, a $1,000 fine and a requirement of 80 hours of community service plus the completion of a state-approved driving course.
Carter was selected in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Eagles.
Dave Willock previously filed a separate lawsuit against the University of Georgia seeking $2 million in damages over his son’s death.
Source: New York Post
