Devin Willock and Chandler LeCroy killed in single-vehicle crash on Barnett Shoals Road in Athens, Georgia

Modified Date: 
Tue, 08/08/2023 - 8:11am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, January 15, 2023

UGA offensive lineman Devin Willock of New Milford dies in tragic car crash

Willock, a redshirt sophomore from New Milford, New Jersey, started two games on the offensive line this past season. Recruiting staff member Chandler LeCroy was also killed, according to the university.

Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock, recruiting staffer die in tragic car crash

The 20-year-old redshirt sophomore was killed less than a week after his team won the NCAA football championship.

911 calls raise questions about fatal crash involving UGA player

It’s still unclear what information Bryant Gantt was given at the scene but Athens Clarke County Police said that Gantt was the one who called the police chief first to tell him about the crash.

Father of UGA football player killed in car crash files lawsuit against school athletic association, NFL draft pick Jalen Carter and others

The suit claims that the University of Georgia Athletic Association “negligently hired, supervised, trained, and retained LeCroy despite their direct, actual knowledge of her poor driving habits including prior notice of her excessively speeding in vehicles.”

Georgia athletics, Jalen Carter sued by passenger in fatal crash of Bulldogs player and staffer

A woman seriously injured in the Jan. 15 car crash that killed Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and an athletics staffer has sued the school’s athletics association and former Bulldogs defensive tackle Jalen Carter for damages. 

Georgia fires football staffer who survived fatal crash, less than a month after lawsuit

Her attorneys claim she is being retaliated against for filing the lawsuit, which also names former Georgia player and first-round NFL draft pick Jalen Carter.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Devin Willock
Chandler LeCroy
Victoria S. Bowles
City: 
Athens, GA