Two More Georgia Players in Hot Water for Reckless Driving

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs football team are facing criticism due to a series of incidents involving players getting arrested for reckless driving. Just two years after the school lost two students in reckless driving accidents, the Bulldogs are facing more issues as their players continue to make the same mistakes.

On Thursday it was announced that Bulldogs offensive lineman Bo Hughley and senior linebacker Smael Mondon, Jr. were both arrested for reckless driving this week in separate incidents. 

This is Georgia's fourth arrest of the offseason concerning a player's reckless driving. 

Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs have a major issue. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Mondon was arrested Wednesday night by Athens-Clarke County Police and booked for reckless driving and racing after a police officer caught the player racing his 2022 Dodge Charger with a gray 2021 Porsche, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The outlet noted that the person driving the Porsche against Mondon was freshman defensive back Demello Jones, who avoided jail but was charged with "racing on streets/highways" by authorities.

On Tuesday, Bo Hughley, a freshman red shirt, was involved in a single-car accident after failing to drive properly within his lane, leading to Hughley's arrest.

Both players were released the following day after posting a $26 bond. 

In March, Georgia running back Trevor Etienne was arrested and charged with four misdemeanors including DUI, reckless driving, affixing materials that reduce the visibility of windows/windshield and failure to maintain lane/improper driving on the road. Etienne's charges were dropped on Wednesday after a hearing in Athens-Clarke County Municipal Court, and the running back received 12 months of probation.

Georgia running backs Brandon Mathis and Trevor Etienne (1) run a drill together during spring practice in Athens, Ga., on Thursday, March 14, 2024.

The program had several players arrested in 2023 for speeding and reckless driving. In January 2023, the program was hit with a tragedy after a car accident resulted in the deaths of Georgia player Devin Willock and recruiting staff member Chandler LeCroy.

Kirby Smart and the team brass must find a way to send a clear message and end the program's run-ins with reckless driving, or suffer another tragic incident.

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