Devin Willock, an offensive lineman on the Bulldogs football team at the University of Georgia, died in a car crash that killed one other person and injured two more early Sunday morning, the school said.
The accident happened just hours after the Bulldogs celebrated their second consecutive national championship win with a parade and ceremony.
Willock, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle, 24-year-old Chandler LeCroy, was transported to a hospital where she later died from her injuries.
LeCroy was a football recruiting analyst for the Bulldogs who previously earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Georgia.
Two other members of the football program were also injured in the crash, which occurred in Athens, Georgia, south of the university campus.
They were not immediately identified, but the school said both were in stable condition.
Two other members of the college’s football program were injured in the crash, which occurred in Athens, south of the Georgia campus. They were not immediately identified, but the school said both were stable.
ESPN reported that another offensive lineman, Warren McClendon, was among the injured. The junior had announced Saturday that he was entering the NFL draft.
The single-vehicle wreck occurred about 2:45 a.m., according to a statement from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.
The initial investigation found that a Ford Expedition “left the roadway, striking two power poles and several trees,” the statement said.
Willock, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle, 24-year-old Chandler LeCroy, was taken to a hospital, where she died from her injuries.
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