ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News obtained records that show the UGA worker killed in a crash that also took the life of a football player had a history of speeding.
Athens-Clarke County Police released new videos and pictures after wrapping up its investigation into the deadly incident.
The files show UGA recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy was well over the legal blood alcohol limit that night and was driving too fast.
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They say she was racing UGA star football player Jalen Carter.
Police released videos that show LeCroy speeding through downtown Athens in a black Ford Expedition leased by the school.
Videos show Carter darting driving recklessly through traffic in front of her in a black Jeep.
You can see the two cars racing down the road in front of a Dairy Queen minutes before the Expedition ended up slamming into an apartment building around 2:45 a.m. that January morning on Barnett Shoals Road.
Officers say LeCroy was going 104 mph seconds before the crash.
Her speedometer was stuck on 84 mph after the crash.
An officer described what his investigation revealed about the cause of the crash.
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“She flips the curb. Straightening it out and goes into the power poles and trees and flips and launches,” the unidentified officer says.
The crash killed LeCroy and Carter’s teammate, Devin Willock.
Football player Warren McClendon and recruiting analyst Victoria Bowles were injured.
All victims four were in the Expedition driven by LeCroy.
Police say Carter was at the scene.
He was later charged with misdemeanor reckless driving and racing.
He told police everyone in the Expedition was drunk after leaving a local strip club.
Carter did not call 911, a woman in the car with him did.
“There is someone in the car but I’m not sure how many people are in the car. But definitely, a car hit a pole,” the woman said in the 911 recording.
Police say LeCroy’s blood alcohol level was more than two times the legal limit.
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Records show Lecroy had a history of speeding.
Once she was clocked going 88 mph in a 65 mph zone, another time - 77 mph in a 55 mph zone, and another time - 64 mph in a 40 mph zone.
The group was celebrating UGA’s second consecutive national championship that night.
They were headed to a Waffle House when they crashed.
The university says LeCroy was not authorized to use the Expedition that night.
Carter pleaded no contest and received 12 months probation.
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