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UGA athletics offers details about rented car in crash that killed 2 from football program

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Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald
·2 min read

Georgia athletics provided answers Friday surrounding the rented vehicle a UGA football recruiting staffer was driving in a single-car crash that killed her and a player earlier this month.

The 2021 Ford Expedition that Georgia staffer Chandler LeCroy was driving was one of several that UGA athletics leased to be used for recruiting activities only, the school said in a statement provided to the Athens Banner-Herald.

“Policies and expectations that were well understood by athletics staff dictated that such rental vehicles were to be turned in at the immediate conclusion of recruiting duties,” the statement said. “Personal use was strictly prohibited. Therefore, the continued use of the leased car by our staff members after their recruiting duties ended earlier that evening was unauthorized.”

A scoreboard tribute and a moment of silence remembering Georgia Bulldogs football player Devin Willock and football staffer Chandler LeCroy is held before a basketball game.
A scoreboard tribute and a moment of silence remembering Georgia Bulldogs football player Devin Willock and football staffer Chandler LeCroy is held before a basketball game.

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LeCroy, 24, and offensive lineman Devin Willock, 20 were killed in the crash that also injured recruiting staffer Tori Bowles and offensive lineman Warren McClendon.