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Jalen Carter Booked, Released on $4K Bond After Being Charged in in Fatal Car Crash

Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter was booked and released from police custody on Wednesday night after being charged with reckless driving and racing.

Per online records (h/t ESPN.com), Carter was released at 11:49 p.m. ET after posting a $4,000 bond.

Earlier on Wednesday, Alan Judd and Dylan Jackson of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Carter was at the scene of a Jan. 15 crash that resulted in the death of Georgia recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy and offensive lineman Devin Willcock.

Per Charles Odom of the Associated Press, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department issued an arrest warrant for Carter that alleged he was racing his vehicle against an SUV being driven by LeCroy prior to the crash.