Months After Girlfriend’s Death in an ATV–Deer Crash, Ex–College Football Star Is Charged By Samira Asma-Sadeque 18

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.

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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.