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Georgia footballā€™s Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins arrested on warrant following speeding ticket

A Georgia football defensive lineman was cited for speeding on Monday and arrested later that afternoon on a warrant for failing to appear for a pšŸŽƒrevious violation. 

Redshirt sophź¦ŗomore Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins was flagged for allegedly going 90 mph in ašŸŒ¼ 70 mph zone at 9:34 a.m. on I-85 in Clark County, Ga., the Franklin County Sheriffā€™s Officeā€™s

At least a dozen Georgia football players have been chargeą²žd with speeding or reckless driving since the team won the national championship in January, accordingšŸŸ to the outlet.

That included the fatal crash that killed offensive lineman Deviną¹„ Willock and recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy on Jan. 15. 

Ingram-DawšŸŒ³kins was booked at 4:05 p.m. Monday afternoon at the Clark County jail for failing to appear on the violation of parking in a handicapped zone and later released less than anš’ hour later on bond.

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Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins of the Georgia Bulldogs, who was cited for speeding on Monday, celebrates after a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium on November 12, 2022. Getty Images

He’s a reserve lineman who played in 14 games last season, making 10 stops. 

Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart has taken steps to stop his players from continuing these types of infractions while also stating at last week’s SEC media day how “disappointed” he was by the number of traffic violations by his players.

Smart hā˜‚as brought in police to speak with the team, set up a system to self-report speeding tickets as well as deny ā€œsuper speedersā€  achievement-based monetary awards.

He believes they’re doing more to prevent speeding than anyone in the country.

“I’m not going to eradicate speeding,” Smart told ESPN, “but what’s going to happen to my program is every time somebody gets a speeding ticket, it’s going to be the front-page story. If they went and combed every SEC player and researched ’em for speeding tickets, they’d find a lot more of them.

Ingram-Dawkins’ citation is among a long and growing list for Georgia.

Incoming freshman linebacker Samuel Mā€™Pemba was cited earlier this month for allegšŸƒedly going 88 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone.

Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, a senior wide receiver, was charged with reckless driving and speeding by Athens-Clarke County police in May along with receiver Deā€™Nylon Morrissette, who was hit witšŸ h a DUI charge and driving too fast for cošŸ½nditions.

Durź¦›ing a January incident, linebacker Jamon Dumas Johnson was arrested for reckless driving.

While Ingram-Dawkź¦ins was also caught speeding, his arrest stems from a different iā™ˆncident. 

He was supposed to appear in court on July 11 for a 2022 citation in regard to ā€œparking foā˜‚r persons wź¦ith disabilities,ā€ according to the Athens Banner-Herold.

Ingram-Dawkins was also fined $200 for contemšŸŒ pt. 

When Smart was pressed by about how confident he felt that the message about the risks and dangers of speeding, he didn’t provide a ringing endorsement.

“I’m not confident in that. I’m not,ā€ Smart said. ā€œI mean they’re in cars that are faster than they’ve been. They go, they get up and go faster than they ever have. I’m confident in the education that we’re doing.ā€

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Max Duggan #15 of the TCU Horned Frogs is sacked by Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins #93 of the Georgia Bulldogs in the first half of the College Football Playoff National Championship. Getty Images

Redshirź§™t junior center Sedrick Van Pran addressed the issues at SEC media daš’y, stating the players are pushing each other to be more cautious, according to ESPN. 

ā€œWe’re just letting down the university and the guys that have come before us, whether that be on the team or just successful people who come through the university,ā€ Van Pran said. ā€œ So, it was more so understanding that you’re representing more than yourself and that it has to tighten up, it has to be fixed ā€” like period.”