Father of Georgia football player killed in crash suing school for $2 million: report

The father of Devin Willock, the Georgia football player killed in the January car accident, is seeking damages from the university in a lawsuit

The father of the Georgia football player who died in the January car crash that killed two people is seeking $2 million from the University of Georgia in a civil action lawsuit alleging that the school's account of what happened to his son is false, according to a report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Dave Willock's lawyers allege that a lack of oversight by the Georgia football program and its employees, including recruiting staff member Chandler LeCroy, led to the fatal accident. LeCroy was also killed in the crash.

The claim alleges that Willock and LeCroy were at a strip club in Athens with prospective football recruits on the night of the crash, an NCAA violation if true, and that LeCroy and other recruiting staff members "drank alcohol at various events, at times served by caterers working for the athletic association."

Georgia spokesman Greg Trevor denied the "reckless claims" outright.

"The claims... are false, and the university disputes them in the strongest terms," Trevor said in a statement.

"Personal use of vehicles rented for recruiting activities was strictly prohibited. Ms. LeCroy was not engaged in athletic department duties around the time of the accident, and her personal use of the car after the recruiting duties ended earlier that evening was therefore unauthorized."

The wreck came hours after a parade celebrating Georgia winning the College Football Playoff national championship.

A police report said that the crash was caused by the car using excessive speed on a road with a listed 40 mph limit.

Details: Cause of fatal Georgia football car accident revealed

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