Crime Blotter: Georgia football player Devin Willock, staff member Chandler LeCroy killed in car crash
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if it were me I would refuse to sign any NDA. I would want people to know stuff.
I mean….Jalen Carter literally had a suspended license (expired maybe?), lied to a police officer‘s face, and probably caused the death of two people…
Interesting. I believe GA is an "at-will" employment state, but this might violate laws against retaliation.
Anyone here have any experience, expertise in employment law in GA?
Especially since Bowles attorneys have a) text messages indicating they were given permission to use the vehicle beyond their normal “recruiting analyst†duties and b) documentation that UGA employees/officials knew of LeCroy’s driving history (speeding) and efforts by at least one UGA athletic department official (Gantt) to get a ticket reduced. And as you state, there are probably other “things†Bowles knows as well.
They (UGA) are acting innocent most likely for the “court of public opinionâ€Â. They would be incredibly stupid to let this thing go much further.
So, UGA fired her because she wasn’t cooperating in the schools internal investigation…what a crock.
UGA is a cesspool.
UGA is a cesspool.
If there is not anything else going on at Georgia the easiest thing for Georgia to do is fire Gantt and say he acted outside of his capacity by letting them use the car and the other things he did, like trying to get the tickets reduced. They could say they were not aware of anything he did and blame him for those issues. I think it shows that there is likely other things that have went on that have not been exposed yet and he knows what they are.
Supposedly the text messages that Bowles supplied her attorneys shows the approved use of the vehicle (beyond the normal scope of their responsibilities as recruiting analysts) came from Bowles and LeCroy’s direct supervisor with the athletic association. So this goes beyond Gantt telling them “to do somethingâ€Â.
Additionally, Bowles attorneys are stating that the “refusal to cooperate†allegation that led to her firing was to due to Bowles not turning her cell phone over to the university.The university has been pressuring her to turn it over ever since the accident. Bowles phone supposedly contains information on recruiting activities going back to 2019.
Whatever Tory Bowles knows and whatever is on that cell phone is certainly something UGA and their are attorneys are trying to suppress. And they would be stupid to fight this thing. UGA is going to settle and get NDA’s with all parties.
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Well right now IMO this is theatrics on the part of UGA. They want to present, for public opinion, that this all happened due to poor, individual choices by young people associated with the university. It has nothing to do with the UGA, the athletic association, the recruiting department or the football program.
Then suddenly, there will be a press release about a settlement in which legal representatives of the university will state it would be either too costly to litigate or the “university†just wanted this behind them and move forward.
Don't forget some blather about not wanting to put the victims through further trauma...time for healing...blah blah blah.
missed this update
www.ajc.com
In a Friday court filing, UGA places partial blame on the woman who filed the lawsuit  a former recruiting analyst Victoria “Tory†Bowles, a passenger who was seriously injured in the crash. The athletic association’s filing says Bowles should have known that Chandler LeCroy, the driver, was intoxicated when the group left an Athens strip club shortly before the crash.
In court, UGA casts blame to others for fatal crash
The University of Georgia Athletic Association is denying allegations that it is liable for the Jan. 15 crash that killed football recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy and offensive lineman Devin Willock, according to a new court filing responding to a lawsuit filed against the school.
In a Friday court filing, UGA places partial blame on the woman who filed the lawsuit  a former recruiting analyst Victoria “Tory†Bowles, a passenger who was seriously injured in the crash. The athletic association’s filing says Bowles should have known that Chandler LeCroy, the driver, was intoxicated when the group left an Athens strip club shortly before the crash.
I don’t think it’ll take Edward Bennett Williams or Lee Bailey to shoot holes in that hot garbage of an argument.missed this update
In court, UGA casts blame to others for fatal crash
The University of Georgia Athletic Association is denying allegations that it is liable for the Jan. 15 crash that killed football recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy and offensive lineman Devin Willock, according to a new court filing responding to a lawsuit filed against the school.
In a Friday court filing, UGA places partial blame on the woman who filed the lawsuit  a former recruiting analyst Victoria “Tory†Bowles, a passenger who was seriously injured in the crash. The athletic association’s filing says Bowles should have known that Chandler LeCroy, the driver, was intoxicated when the group left an Athens strip club shortly before the crash.
Insulting a plaintiff who was injured by your drunk employee, leaving a company event, driving your car at over 100 mph, when there’s documented proof that you knew of a history of reckless behavior (while driving your car!) isn’t the best way to ingratiate yourself to the jury.
Won’t matter, though. This gets settled out of court with dozens of NDAs all around.
It will never go to court, and we’ll never know the full truth.
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Of course the irony here is that it WAS individuals who made really stupid/terrible decsions that lead to deaths. Nobody forced them to get drunk, go 100mph, etc. (I don't think).
Should UGA have had in place controls that would have prevented or at least mitigated the behavior? Obviously... and it's UGA with the $$$ and therefore that's where the blame goes in a lawsuit.
Should UGA have had in place controls that would have prevented or at least mitigated the behavior? Obviously... and it's UGA with the $$$ and therefore that's where the blame goes in a lawsuit.
A bunch of people made very bad decisions, but nowadays if you own company vehicles you better have a GPS system tracking it and governing its speed. This technology is not all that expensive nowadays.
I’ll go back to a statement I made months ago: there is a reason that UGA (and other universities) have 20-30 year old women in these “recruiting analysts†roles instead of 55 year old balding guys. After all, your are recruiting mostly 17-21 year old young men.
And with that “youth†you lose much of that discernment and judgement that maturity brings. We know without a doubt that LeCroy had “judgement†issues as her driving record showed. And those within the athletic department knew as much. And everything I’ve read seems to indicate those directly responsible for LeCroy and Bowles that night knew they were using the university’s lease vehicle, had permission to do so, and additionally, post celebration they would be with current players (a probable HR issue) and recruits (a possible NCAA issue).
If you are to believe what legal representation for Tori Bowles is saying, the University dismissed her for “not cooperating with their investigation†because she would not turn over her personal cell phone. That cell phone contains, according to her lawyers, information on her recruiting activities going back to 2019. UGA lawyers wanted it because it most likely contains some “not so flattering†information about the recruiting activities in Athens.
Bottom line is this: UGA athletics was playing with fire. They have been burned. Now they will pay through the nose, but in the course of it all make sure they have NDA’s in place to prevent the truth from getting out.
And with that “youth†you lose much of that discernment and judgement that maturity brings. We know without a doubt that LeCroy had “judgement†issues as her driving record showed. And those within the athletic department knew as much. And everything I’ve read seems to indicate those directly responsible for LeCroy and Bowles that night knew they were using the university’s lease vehicle, had permission to do so, and additionally, post celebration they would be with current players (a probable HR issue) and recruits (a possible NCAA issue).
If you are to believe what legal representation for Tori Bowles is saying, the University dismissed her for “not cooperating with their investigation†because she would not turn over her personal cell phone. That cell phone contains, according to her lawyers, information on her recruiting activities going back to 2019. UGA lawyers wanted it because it most likely contains some “not so flattering†information about the recruiting activities in Athens.
Bottom line is this: UGA athletics was playing with fire. They have been burned. Now they will pay through the nose, but in the course of it all make sure they have NDA’s in place to prevent the truth from getting out.
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