An offensive lineman for the University of Georgia and a football staff member died in a car crash Sunday morning.
Athens-Clarke police confirmed the victims as 20-year-old Devin Willock, an offensive lineman for the Bulldogs, and 24-year-old Chandler LeCroy, a recruiting staff member.
Two other members of the football program were injured but are now stable. Their names have not been released.
Officers received reports of a single-car crash at 2:45 a.m. on Barnett Shoals Road. According to the investigation, a 2021 Ford Expedition was driving south in the outside lane when it left the roadway.
The car then hit two power poles and several trees.
Police said LeCroy was the driver and Willock was a passenger. LeCroy died at the hospital and Willock died at the scene.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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