Speed primary cause of fatal Georgia wreck

Georgia football player Devin Willock was not wearing a seat belt when he was ejected from the vehicle in a weekend crash that killed him and 24-year-old recruiting staff member Chandler LeCroy, police said.

A police report released Tuesday listed excessive speed on a road with a 40 mph limit as one of the primary causes of the crash.

The wreck occurred at 2:45 a.m. Sunday in Athens, less than two miles from the university campus. A few hours earlier, the Bulldogs held a parade through town and a ceremony at Sanford Stadium honoring their second straight national championship.

Two other people were in the car, including offensive lineman Warren McClendon.

Like LeCroy, McClendon was wearing a shoulder and lap restraint while seated in the right front passenger seat, police said. He sustained only minor injuries.

Another member of the Georgia football staff,

Victoria Bowles, was hospitalized with multiple, serious injuries. She was sitting in the backseat with Willock, 20, and not wearing a seat belt, the report said.

The report said no alcohol or drug test was conducted on LeCroy, though the investigation was continuing. Investigators didn’t give an estimated speed, nor did they know the driver’s condition at the time of the crash.

The report also listed other, unspecified factors as contributors.

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