Former Ohio State wide receiver seriously injured, girlfriend killed in ATV crash
Fleming, 24, and his 23-year-old girlfriend Alyssa Boyd were traveling on an ATV in Columbia Township, Pennsylvania when a deer jumped out into the roadway and the vehicle crashed. According to the crash report, Fleming was driving the ATV and was transported to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. The report said Boyd was pronounced dead on scene.
Officers said neither Boyd nor Fleming was wearing protective gear during the accident, and a dead deer was found nearby consistent with the crash. The crash occurred around 8:15 p.m. on Painter Lick Lane in northern Pennsylvania.
The Troy Fire Department, Guthrie EMS and Pennsylvania State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Specialists assisted on scene. The crash is still under investigation, and there is no word on Fleming's injuries.
Fleming was the top recruit in ESPN's Class of 2020 out of Southern Columbia in Pennsylvania. He joined the Buckeyes and played through 2023, when he entered the transfer portal and ended his collegiate career at Penn State.
In April, he was expected to sign with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent but allegedly failed his physical and was not signed.
Boyd attended the University of Alabama and was from Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, around an hour and 45 minutes south of the crash location.
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