Georgia fires football staffer who filed lawsuit against school over deadly crash; lawyers claim retaliation

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The University of Georgia has terminated Victoria "Tori" Bowles, the football recruiting staffer who survived the car crashed that killed football player Devin Willock and another football staffer.

The decision to fire Bowles comes just a few weeks after she took legal action against the university's athletic association. The university explained Bowles' dismissal saying she refused to cooperate with an internal investigation into the deadly crash.

"Applicable policies require university employees to cooperate with internal investigations," a university statement to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said. 

"Over the course of several months, Ms. Bowles was asked — on numerous occasions — to speak with our investigators and provide information, and through her attorney, she repeatedly refused to cooperate. As a result, we were ultimately left with no choice but to terminate her employment."

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The Georgia Bulldogs' flag after a score in Athens, Ga. (Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Bowles' attorneys claim her firing was retaliation for her lawsuit. Former Georgia football player and current Philadelphia Eagles rookie Jalen Carter was also named in the lawsuit.

The Jan. 15 crash killed the 20-year-old Willock and the driver of the Ford Expedition, 24-year-old Chandler LeCroy. According to police, the vehicle reached speeds of over 100 mph while street racing with Carter. 

Shortly before 3 a.m., the SUV veered off the side of the road and slammed into utility poles and trees on the driver's side where both LeCroy and Willock were sitting, an Athens-Clarke County Police