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The former open receiver of Penn State Nittany Lions, Julian Fleming, was seriously injured, and his girlfriend, Alyssa Boyd, was killed in an ATV accident in Pennsylvania, police said on Sunday.
Fleming 24, and Boyd, 23, were driving along a rural road in Bradford County, near the Frontera de Pennsylvania-New York on Friday night, when they hit a deer, according to the State Police of Pennsylvania.
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Penn State's open receiver, Julian Fleming, laughs while answering a question during Football Day in Holuba Hall on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at State College. (Red Dan Rainville / USA Today)
Neither Fleming nor Boyd used security equipment, police said, through the voice of citizens.
Fleming was an outstanding open receiver who played for the Buckeyes of the state of Ohio from 2020 to 2024. He pledged to the state of Ohio after he stood out at the Southern Columbia High School in Pennsylvania. It was the number 1 prospect out of the State in 2020.
He transferred to Penn State before the 2024 season to finish his eligibility of the NCAA.
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November 11, 2023; Columbus, Ohio: the open receiver of the Buckeyes of the state of Ohio, Julian Fleming (4), jokes with his teammates during the NCAA football match against Michigan State University at the Ohio Stadium. (Brooke Lavalley / Columbus Dispatch / USA Today Network)
He played in 16 games for the Nittany Lions last season. He had 14 trapped for 176 yards and a touchdown. In Ohio State, he had 79 trapped for 963 yards and seven touchdowns in 38 race games.
Fleming signed with the Green Bay Packers as a non -recruited free agent, however, his contract was terminated after a physicist failed with the team.
Boyd suffered “extensive wounds” in the accident, police said, through the New York Post. She was a student at the University of Alabama.
April 13, 2024; University Park, PA: The open receiver of Penn State Nittany Lions Julian Fleming (3) runs behind the Scrimmage line during the second quarter of the blue spring game at the Beaver stadium. (Matthew O'Haren-USA Today Sports)
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An investigation into the accident is still ongoing.
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