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Georgia RB charged with traffic violations
Caleb King found driving moped with a suspended license
Red & Black Staff Reports
Issue date: 7/12/07 Section: Sports
Caleb King, a star recruit running back who is expected to challenge for playing time this fall, was arrested by University police Monday night on two misdemeanor traffic violations.
According to the police report, King was pulled over by University police at 10:38 p.m. for driving his 2005 Schwinn Sport Moped the wrong direction on Sanford Drive at the Journalism building. A check of his name and date of birth revealed his license was suspended and served for serious violations on June 15 of this year, the police report says.
He was placed under arrest minutes later and charged with driving on a suspended license and driving the wrong way down a one-way road. King, 19, was booked into the Athens-Clarke County Jail at 11:39 p.m. and released on $2,000 bond at 12:16 Tuesday morning.
King was the top recruit in the Bulldogs' recent signing class. He rushed for 939 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior before breaking his leg midway through the year.
According to the Georgia Department of Driver Services, a driver's license is not required to operate any motor driven cycle with an engine not exceeding 50 cubic centimeters, but a Class M license is required to operate a cycle with engine size 50 CC or greater.
The police report did not say the size of the engine on King's moped, but the Schwinn scooter site shows they sell a Sport Moped with an engine at 49.5 CC as well as one with an engine of 150 CC.
Earlier Monday, defensive lineman Paul "Tripp" Taylor was charged with misdemeanor simple assault stemming from an incident in Cherokee County in late May, and was expected to turn himself in to authorities, but had not as of 6 p.m. Monday.
According to the police report, King was pulled over by University police at 10:38 p.m. for driving his 2005 Schwinn Sport Moped the wrong direction on Sanford Drive at the Journalism building. A check of his name and date of birth revealed his license was suspended and served for serious violations on June 15 of this year, the police report says.
He was placed under arrest minutes later and charged with driving on a suspended license and driving the wrong way down a one-way road. King, 19, was booked into the Athens-Clarke County Jail at 11:39 p.m. and released on $2,000 bond at 12:16 Tuesday morning.
King was the top recruit in the Bulldogs' recent signing class. He rushed for 939 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior before breaking his leg midway through the year.
According to the Georgia Department of Driver Services, a driver's license is not required to operate any motor driven cycle with an engine not exceeding 50 cubic centimeters, but a Class M license is required to operate a cycle with engine size 50 CC or greater.
The police report did not say the size of the engine on King's moped, but the Schwinn scooter site shows they sell a Sport Moped with an engine at 49.5 CC as well as one with an engine of 150 CC.
Earlier Monday, defensive lineman Paul "Tripp" Taylor was charged with misdemeanor simple assault stemming from an incident in Cherokee County in late May, and was expected to turn himself in to authorities, but had not as of 6 p.m. Monday.
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CoastalDawg
posted 7/17/07 @ 3:27 PM EST
Well if this keeps up, Coach Richt will have to have an on site judge at all his practices. What in the WORLD is going on with these football players? First, they are all innocent until proven guilty, but why in the world are they putting themselves in jeopardy and in harm's way as far as being arrested? When a player is recruited are there no checks on any pending legal matters before the dotted line is signed? Sorry, but no matter HOW good you can play football, if you're going to spend part of your time behind bars you shouldn't be in Athens expecting to play football for UGA. (Continued…)
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