Georgia receiver Nitro Tuggle reached speeds of over 100 mph before reckless driving arrest: report

Georgia Bulldogs receiver Nitro Tuggle had reached a velocity of 107 mph erstwhile helium was arrested past week for reckless driving, according to police. 

Tuggle, who was suspended by the squad aft quality of his apprehension was reported, was booked into the Athens-Clarke County Jail conscionable earlier 2 a.m. March 19 connected 1 misdemeanor complaint of reckless driving and 1 misdemeanor complaint of speeding. 

Nitro Tuggle, #2 of the Georgia Bulldogs, catches passes successful pregame warmups earlier the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal crippled betwixt the Georgia Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish astatine the Allstate Sugar Bowl astatine Caesars Superdome connected Jan. 2, 2025 successful New Orleans. (CFP/Getty Images)

According to an apprehension report obtained by ESPN, Tuggle was driving 107 mph earlier being stopped by instrumentality enforcement. He pulled implicit connected the close broadside of the lane alternatively of the shoulder, and the arresting serviceman noted that "he astir exited without placing the conveyance successful park." 

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Georgia's athletics section said successful a connection to Fox News Digital astatine the clip that some Tuggle and freshman violative lineman Marques Easley had been suspended. 

Just 2 days earlier, Easley was besides arrested successful Georgia aft helium mislaid power of his Dodge Challenger and crashed into a powerfulness organisation container astatine an flat complex, damaging respective different vehicles successful the process, the Athens Banner-Herald reported.

"You know, some of them are younger players and person made important mistakes," Georgia caput manager Kirby Smart told reporters connected Tuesday, via ESPN. 

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Nitro Tuggle, #2, runs aft a drawback against the Tennessee Volunteers during the 2nd fractional astatine Sanford Stadium connected Nov. 16, 2024. (Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)

GEORGIA RECEIVER NITRO TUGGLE ARRESTED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING, SPEEDING

"It's precise unfortunate that, you know, 1 of those young men got his driver's licence wrong 1 period of that happening astatine 18 oregon 19 years old, and it's astonishing however galore kids travel to schoolhouse present without a driver's license," helium continued. 

"So, it's nary excuse, but 1 of those things we volition proceed to amended and subject our guys to effort to close it."

Georgia caput manager Kirby Smart reacts connected the sideline during the 2nd fractional of an NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Tennessee connected Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 successful Athens, Georgia. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Both players became the latest successful a agelong database of Bulldogs arrested for driving-related crimes. 

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Georgia antiaircraft backmost Daniel Harris was arrested successful September for reckless driving. Linebacker Smael Mondon Jr. and violative tackle Bo Hughley were arrested connected back-to-back days implicit the summertime for reckless driving, among different charges. 

Each of those arrests followed the tragic deaths of violative lineman Devin Willock and recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy, who were killed successful a car clang successful January 2023. LeCroy and teammate Jalen Carter were racing aft the squad celebrated winning its 2nd consecutive nationalist championship. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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