The data in AJC's report included minor offenses, such as failing to wear a seat belt, as well as traffic violations from other counties and states, while ESPN's analysis focused on Athens-Clarke County and didn't account for nonmoving violations, such as seat belt and parking tickets. About 30 of those incidents have occurred since last summer, when coach Kirby Smart said police met with the team about the dangers of street racing.ĮSPN's findings echo those in a report published Friday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which found that police have charged Georgia players with traffic offenses nearly 300 times since Smart became head coach in 2015. Players have also been involved in at least 60 additional moving violations - including speeding, distracted and reckless driving, and disobeying traffic signs - since the beginning of the 2021 academic year, according to ESPN's analysis of 911 calls, police reports and court records from Athens-Clarke County.
15, when a player and team staff member were killed in a reckless driving incident allegedly tied to racing, according to records obtained by ESPN. Georgia football players and their cars have been involved in at least 10 reports of traffic-related moving violations in Athens-Clarke County since Jan. Georgia football players add to traffic incidents since Jan. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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