I think it’s pretty safe to say a “recruiting coordinator” isn’t supposed to use a company vehicle for anything other than recruiting, which this certainly wasn’t.
I believe UGA was having a “recruiting event” in conjunction with the NC celebration that day. That is the reason the University has stated on more than one occasion that “the vehicle should have been turned in that afternoon when those “recruiting activities” ended”.
Everything rolling out from the UGA and the legal team will follow a wordsmith template very similar to “We here at The University continue to deal with the terrible consequences of the accident that claimed the lives of two members of our UGA family and injured two others. Chandler represented only the finest qualities of our institution and truly loved UGA. She was always willing to go above and beyond her normal duties to place the university in the most favorable light. It was most likely that love and dedication to the university that led the unauthorized use of the university leased vehicle that evening. Good and honorable intentions that led to a horrible outcome. We continue to pray for healing healing for all involved”.
My point being - the talking point going forward will be several poor choices were made by a university employee that in no way was part of her role/job description. She alone made the decision to continue to use that vehicle along the other terrible decisions that led to the accident. In no way, shape or form was Chandler LeCroy acting as an agent/employee of the university that night.
And that may very well be true. The only person that maybe able to shed light on what was going on that night may very well be the other recruiting analyst in the car, Tori Bowles.