Georgia WR Sacovie White arrested on reckless driving charge in latest traffic-related incident for program

White is the latest in a long string of driving-related incidents for Georgia's football program

By Will Backus May 20, 2024 at 11:53 am ET• 1 min read

Georgia freshman wide receiver Sacovie White was arrested Saturday morning on charges of reckless driving and driving down a one-way roadway. According to the Athens-Clarke County Police's jail log, White was arrested at 3:04 a.m. and released around an hour later on a $26 bond. 

White's arrest is the 18th incident in which someone associated with Georgia football has been jailed or cited for a traffic-related offense since January 2023, per The Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Georgia running back Trevor Etienne Jr., a highly billed transfer from Florida, was arrested in March for driving under the influence, reckless driving and two misdemeanor charges. Etienne still participated in Georgia's spring game. 

"I can only speak for my university, but I think we do it better than anybody in the country," Georgia coach Kirby Smart said in March, when asked about educating his team on the dangers of speeding following Etienne's arrest.