University Of Georgia Football Player & Staff Member Dead In Car Crash Hours After Championship Celebration

The University of Georgia football community is mourning the loss of two valued members.

Devin Willock, 20, and staffer Chandler LeCroy, 24, tragically died in a car crash around 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning in Athens, just hours after celebrating the team’s national championship at Stanford Stadium, according to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. In a statement from the UGA Athletic Association it was revealed that there was also a 21-year-old male passenger and a 26-year-old female passenger in the 2021 Ford Expedition LeCroy was driving. Both sustained injuries, but are in stable condition. A Sunday statement from the Athletic Association reads:

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How terrible.

As per the police department, the four were driving together when their vehicle struck two power poles and trees after it left the road. Willock, a sophomore on the team, died at the scene, while LeCroy died at the hospital. Head coach Kirby Smart emotionally expressed in a statement:

So young to have their lives so tragically cut short.

Jordan Davis, a former player at the university, now on the Philadelphia Eagles, took to Twitter Sunday to pay tribute:

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University of Georgia President, Jere M. Morehead, also took to the app to share his condolences Sunday, writing:

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The tragedy marks Athen-Clarke County’s first fatal vehicle crash of 2023. According to police, the incident is currently under investigation.

Our hearts go out to Willock and Le Croy’s families during this unimaginable time, and we hope for a quick recovery for the other two involved in the crash. Rest in