Georgia LB pointed out for going 88 in a 55 miles per hour

• Chris Low, ESPN

  • Senior Citizen WriterJul 7, 2023, 11:17 AM ET Close College football press reporter
  • Joined ESPN.com in 2007
  • Graduate of the University of Tennessee

The Georgia football group’s wave of speeding-related occurrences continued this week when freshman outside linebacker Samuel M’Pemba was ticketed Wednesday early morning for going 88 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour zone, according to records from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.M’Pemba’s speeding citation happened about an hour prior to Georgia receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint appeared in an Athens courtroom and pleaded guilty to driving 90 mph in a 45 miles per hour zone on May 23 on Atlanta Highway. A careless driving charge versus Rosemy-Jacksaint was dismissed as part of the plea. He spent an hour in prison after being jailed in May.Editor’s Picks

2 Related ESPN reported in June that Georgia football players and their vehicles have been involved in at least 10 reports of traffic-related moving infractions in Athens-Clarke County because Jan. 15, when Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and football staff member Chandler LeCroy were killed in a careless driving event in which police declared former defensive lineman Jalen Carter was racing them hours after a championship game celebration. LeCroy’s SUV, traveling more than 100 miles per hour, left the roadway and knocked into power poles and trees.LeCroy had a blood alcohol concentration of.197 percent at the time of the crash, authorities said a toxicology report showed. The legal limitation in Georgia is.08.

M’Pemba, who enrolled in January, was driving a 2020 Dodge Durango when he was visited authorities at 10:31 a.m. on Wednesday. He was provided a citation. Rosemy-Jacksaint’s arrest in Might marked the 4th driving-related arrest by a Georgia football player in the offseason.The UGA Athletic Association released a statement to ESPN in June that read: “The Athletic Association recognizes the intensity of negligent driving and is actively resolving recent incidents with instructional measures, mentorship, and when required, punitive action. Unwarranted reports that suggest we endure this behavior are unconditionally incorrect. Our coaches and administrators are deeply dissatisfied by the persistence of reckless driving and other misbehavior.”

Georgia coach Kirby Smart said in March that cops consulted with the group about the dangers of street racing last summer.Smart told press reporters the concern is” not to be taken lightly. “”I think our guys understand that and we continue to educate them, and we’ll continue to do all we can as a university to ensure they act and do that in an appropriate way,” he stated.