Former Penn State soccer star Julian Fleming has been charged with felony murder by car in reference to an ATV crash that killed his girlfriend earlier this 12 months.
Fleming, 24, made his first court docket look Wednesday in Bradford County, Pa., to listen to the fees towards him, native ABC affiliate WNEP reported.
Investigators stated Fleming was drunk whereas driving the ATV on backroads outdoors Troy, Pa., on Could 23, in line with NorthCentralPA.com. Police measured his blood-alcohol degree at 0.118, above the authorized restrict of 0.08.
The crash killed Alyssa Boyd, 23, who was Fleming’s girlfriend. The broad receiver was additionally significantly injured within the wreck, as neither he nor Boyd have been carrying helmets, police stated.
Fleming was driving the Yamaha four-wheeler when he struck a deer, in line with authorities. Cops discovered deer hair within the wrecked ATV and a useless deer close by.
“The prosecution here took a tragic and unavoidable accident and turned it into a crime when the facts don’t support that,” Fleming’s lawyer, David Bahuriak, informed TMZ. “The facts don’t support criminal homicide.”
Fleming faces 9 complete fees, with the highest depend of felony murder by car. That cost carries a most of seven years in jail.
In highschool, Fleming was top-of-the-line soccer recruits within the nation whereas starring at Southern Columbia Excessive in Catawissa, Pa. He performed 4 seasons at Ohio State and one season at Penn State, then had a tryout with the Inexperienced Bay Packers only a few weeks earlier than the crash.
