UGA Football Star, Mom Arrested In 100-MPH Police Chase: Reports

COMMERCE, GA — A University of Georgia football player and his mother are facing reckless driving charges after the athlete was accused of driving 100 mph in a 25-mph zone, and his mother was accused of blocking responding officers during a police chase Sunday, media reports say.

Nyier Daniels, a redshirt freshman offensive lineman for the Bulldogs and a New Jersey native, was accused of speeding past Commerce Police officers who were conducting a traffic stop on his mother who was accused of running a stop sign, WAGA-TV reported.

Daniel's mother, who was not identified by name, was let go from the traffic stop but reportedly tried to block officers who chased her son through Jefferson County and onto Interstate 85, the news outlet reported.

The officers were reportedly able to get around his mother's car but they lost Daniels' vehicle around mile marker 144 and ended the chase out of safety concern, WXIA-TV reported. However, they caught up to his mother near mile marker 145 and arrested her, the report said.

A UGA football coach brought Daniels back to police in the same car used during the police chase and made him surrender, media reports say.

Daniels was arrested on charges of reckless driving, two counts of stop signs and yield signs, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and two counts of second-degree cruelty to children, reports say.

His mother was arrested on charges of speeding, two counts of running a stop sign, obstruction, fleeing, failure to maintain lane and reckless driving, reports say.

"We are aware of the charges and are currently in the process of gathering additional information. This is a pending legal matter, and we will not have further comment at this time," UGA said in a statement to reporters.