Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver NiTareon Tuggle is the latest player charged with driving offenses. This has led to continued scrutiny of Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs football program dating back to January 2023.
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Nicknamed Nitro, Tuggle was arrested by the Athens-Clarke County police for misdemeanor reckless driving and speeding charges close to 2:00 am ET on Thursday morning and posted bond upon release.
The UGA Sports.com tweet shared the online record of Tuggle’s charges blocking his address.
An account named Official Ohio State DG responded with a tweet on X with Kirby and an old picture of Vince Carter saying, “I got one more in me.”
Georgia WR Nitro Tuggle arrested on charges of Reckless Driving and Speeding in Athens…
Details: https://t.co/NNMQBbmuOc pic.twitter.com/FXmyZ1KxH2
— On3 (@On3sports) March 20, 2025
The tweet likely references the number of arrests Bulldogs players have received since January 2023.
On3 referenced an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article from the summer of 2024, which detailed 24 incidents of various driving offenses, including the January 2023 crash that killed offensive lineman Devin Willock and staffer Chandler LeCroy.
Just days after the deaths of Devin Willock and Chandler LeCroy, freshman offensive lineman Aliou Bah was stopped for driving 65 miles an hour in a 45mph hour zone on Feb. 17, 2023. According to On3, he received a year of probation, was ordered to complete a defensive driving course, do community service and pay a nominal fine.
On Feb. 21, 2023, Linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson was arrested for racing and reckless driving after an incident on Jan. 10. He pleaded guilty to reckless driving, and the racing charge was dismissed.
On Sept. 1, 2023, staffer Jarvis Jones was arrested in Athens-Clarke country for allegedly driving 86 miles per hour in a 40-mph zone.
Jarvis’ incident was the 16th on the list from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article.
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On Sept. 1, 2024, Georgia defensive back Daniel Harris was arrested for multiple driving offenses.
The Athens Banner-Herald had the following details about the incident saying that Harris “was stopped on the Georgia 10 loop at College Station Road, driving a 2018 Jeep Cherokee at 106 miles per hour ― 41 miles over the speed limit ― while passing two other vehicles on a wet road in the rain at 8:03 p.m.”
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