Ex-College Football Star Faces Charges Months After Tragic ATV-Deer Crash That Took His Girlfriend’s Life.qn

 Julian Fleming #3 looks on after the Penn State Spring Football Game, Julian Fleming and Alyssa Boyd
Julian Fleming (left); and Julian Fleming with Alyssa Boyd.Credit : Scott Taetsch/Getty; Alyssa Boyd/Instagram

NEED TO KNOW

  • Alyssa Boyd, 23, was killed in a crash that injured her boyfriend, Julian Fleming
  • Fleming was arrested this week on several charges
  • Police say neither of the two was wearing protective equipment at the time

Former Penn State football player Julian Fleming has been arrested on several charges, including homicide by vehicle, months after his girlfriend was killed in a crash involving an ATV he was allegedly driving while intoxicated.

Fleming, 24, was driving an ATV with his girlfriend, 23-year-old Alyssa Boyd, in Columbia Township, Pa., on May 23, when it hit a deer that had reportedly jumped into the roadway, PEOPLE reported at the time, citing an official crash report.

Boyd was pronounced deceased at the scene, police said. Fleming, who sustained serious injuries, was transported to a hospital but was released soon after.

Neither of the two had any protective equipment on at the time of the crash, according to a police report cited by The New York Times.

The report further alleged Fleming’s blood-alcohol level was between 0.10 and 0.16 percent, exceeding Pennsylvania’s legal limit of 0.08 percent.

Fleming turned himself in to police on Wednesday, Oct. 8, NBC reported.

He has been charged with homicide by motor vehicle and DUI among other charges, NBC, CBS Sports and 10 TV reported, citing Pennsylvania State Police and court documents.

Former Penn State Player, 24, Injured and His Girlfriend, 23, Dead After ATV Accident Involving a Deer
Julian Fleming and Alyssa Boyd.Alyssa Boys/Instagram

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David Bahuriak, Fleming’s defense attorney, described the crash as a “tragic accident” and not a crime.

“This was a tragic accident for everyone involved,” Bahuriak told the New York Times. “Our hearts go out to the family of the young woman, but there is no crime here.”

PEOPLE has reached out to Bahuriak.

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