{"id":1807190,"date":"2023-01-16T10:35:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T15:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1807190"},"modified":"2023-01-16T10:38:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T15:38:43","slug":"georgia-lineman-devin-willock-and-bulldogs-staffer-dead-in-crash-after-title-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-lineman-devin-willock-and-bulldogs-staffer-dead-in-crash-after-title-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Lineman Devin Willock and Bulldogs Staffer Dead in Crash After Title Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgia-lineman-devin-willock-and-bulldogs-staffer-dead-in-crash-after-title-win%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1807190&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>The elite football team was devastated less than a week after Georgia won in dominant fashion the national championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the school said that Devin Willock (offensive lineman) and Chandler LeCroy (staff member) died in a crash. Two other unnamed members were also injured in the accident and are now in stable condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After Willock and his teammates had celebrated their victory, the crash occurred. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/09\/georgia-tops-tcu-for-second-straight-cfp-national-championship\/\">historic 65-7 win over TCU<\/a> A parade will be held in Athens, Ga. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-car-crash-action.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-car-crash-action.jpg\" alt=\"Georgia Bulldogs Offensive Linemen Devin Willock (77) run blocks\" class=\"wp-image-25373472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-car-crash-action.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-car-crash-action.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-car-crash-action.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>Devin Willock, a Georgia employee who was involved in a car accident that left him with serious injuries and lost his lift on Sunday morning, died at the scene.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-head-shot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-head-shot.jpg\" alt=\"devin willock georgia head shot\" class=\"wp-image-25373476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-head-shot.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-head-shot.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-head-shot.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Devin Willock<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">UGA Athletics<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe entire Georgia family is devastated by the tragic loss of football student-athlete Devin Willock and football staff member Chandler LeCroy,\u201d The statement was as follows: \u201cTwo other members of the football program were injured in the accident. Both are in stable condition and we will continue to monitor them with medical personnel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDevin and Chandler were two special people who meant so much to the University of Georgia, our football program and our athletic department.\u00a0 We ask everyone to keep their families in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe UGA Athletic Association will work with our medical team as well as our mental health and performance personnel to make sure we are providing the best support possible for our staff and student-athletes who are processing this grief. We can provide no further comment at this time but ask that everyone continue to keep those involved in your prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-car-crash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-car-crash.jpg\" alt=\"Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Devin Willock (77) lifts up wide receiver Ladd McConkey (84) after he scored a touchdown against the TCU Horned Frogs\" class=\"wp-image-25373469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-car-crash.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-car-crash.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-car-crash.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Devin Willock, an offensive lineman for the Georgia Bulldogs (77), lifts wide receiver Ladd Mconkey (84) after scoring a touchdown in a game against TCU Horned Frogs.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sport<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to a report from the police, the accident took place at 2:45 am Sunday morning. Willock, 20, was killed on the spot. LeCroy (24), later died at a local hospital. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all heartbroken and devastated with the loss of Devin Willock and Chandler LeCroy,\u201d Coach Kirby Smart stated this in a school statement. \u201cDevin was an outstanding young man in every way. He was always smiling, was a great teammate and a joy to coach. Chandler was a valuable member of our football staff and brought an incredible attitude and energy every single day. We grieve with their families for this tragic loss and will support them in every way possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-parade-death.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-parade-death.jpg\" alt=\"Willock posted video to his Instagram Story in which he and Bulldogs teammates celebrated their win with a parade.\" class=\"wp-image-25373500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-parade-death.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-parade-death.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-parade-death.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/devin-willock-georgia-parade-death.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Willock uploaded video to his Instagram Stories in which he shared footage of himself and Bulldogs teammates celebrating their win with an organized parade.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Devin Willock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Willock, a native of Milford (N.J.), made two starts and appeared in 15 games for Georgia. He was a redshirt sophomore.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The elite football team was devastated less than a week after Georgia won in dominant fashion the national championship.\u00a0 In a statement, the school said that Devin Willock (offensive lineman) and Chandler LeCroy (staff member) died in a crash. Two other unnamed members were also injured in the accident and are now in stable condition.\u00a0 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1807193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[5458,15084,6444,3642,9544,4977,7214,3819,6566,7689,15083,7627],"class_list":["post-1807190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-bongino","tag-bulldogs","tag-crash","tag-dead","tag-devin","tag-georgia","tag-lineman","tag-report","tag-staffer","tag-title","tag-willock","tag-win"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1807190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1807190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1807190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1807193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1807190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1807190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1807190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}