Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith arrested for speeding in Georgia
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith Jr. was arrested last Friday in Twiggs County, Georgia, for allegedly driving nearly twice the speed limit on Interstate 16, officials said. According to officials in Twiggs County, a Lamborghini was stopped for traveling at a high rate of speed along I-16. Authorities said the car, later found to have Smith behind the wheel, was traveling 136 mph in a 70 mph zone. Smith was charged with speeding in excess of the maximum limits and reckless driving. No one was hurt, officials said.Smith is the latest former or current Georgia player to be arrested for driving offenses. His Eagles teammate, Jalen Carter, was given 12 months’ probation and a $1,000 fine in 2023 after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing related to a crash that killed Bulldogs offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy.The Associated Press contributed to this report
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith Jr. was arrested last Friday in Twiggs County, Georgia, for allegedly driving nearly twice the speed limit on Interstate 16, officials said.
According to officials in Twiggs County, a Lamborghini was stopped for traveling at a high rate of speed along I-16. Authorities said the car, later found to have Smith behind the wheel, was traveling 136 mph in a 70 mph zone.
Smith was charged with speeding in excess of the maximum limits and reckless driving.
No one was hurt, officials said.
Smith is the latest former or current Georgia player to be arrested for driving offenses. His Eagles teammate, Jalen Carter, was given 12 months’ probation and a $1,000 fine in 2023 after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing related to a crash that killed Bulldogs offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
