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ATHENS-CLARKE CO, GA (WGCL) — Athens-Clarke County police are investigating a wreck involving a University of Georgia football player.
According to a press release from the Athens-Clarke County police, officers responded to a vehicle crash on Saturday near the area of 520 Macon Highway.
The wreck involved several vehicles.
Officers wrote Richard Lee LeCounte, 22, of Athens was riding a Yamaha dirt-bike on Macon Highway.
As LeCounte’s dirt-bike was heading west, a Mazda 3, driven by a 79-year-old man attempted to turn left and struck LeCounte’s dirt-bike.
After striking the Mazda 3, the dirt bike hit a Toyota Carolla, driven by a 22-year-old woman.
Authorities reported LeCounte was rushed to an area hospital and he is expected to recover from his injuries.
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