Georgia linebacker cited for allegedly driving 88 in 55-mph zone; Bulldogs driving incidents continue
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Members of the Georgia Bulldogs football team continue to drive dangerously. This time, it's someone who has yet to play a snap for them.
Freshman linebacker Samuel M'Pemba was cited for allegedly driving 88 mph in a 55-mph zone Wednesday.
The Athens Banner-Herald reported M'Pemba received a ticket 10 miles from where Georgia wide receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint pleaded guilty to speeding an hour earlier.
This is far from the biggest legal trouble members of the team have been in in recent months, though. Jalen Carter, the ninth overall pick of the past NFL draft, was the driver of a vehicle racing another car carrying Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting staff member Chandler LeCroy. The car carrying Willock and LeCroy crashed after traveling at speeds over 100 mph, killing both.
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Sanford Stadium during a game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Nov. 24, 2018, in Athens, Ga. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
Carter was charged with two misdemeanor counts of reckless driving and racing, and he pleaded no contest. He was sentenced to 12 months probation and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. Carter was also ordered to serve 80 hours community service and will have to complete a state-approved defensive driving course.
Carter also was pulled over for being "reckless" in September. During that incident, an officer said Carter was the third Georgia football player he had pulled over in two days, and he had pulled over Dylan Fairchild "a minute ago" for "doing 70" in the same area.
In February, junior linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson was charged