According to officials, a horrific ATV crash in rural Pennsylvania killed his girlfriend and critically injured a wide receiver for Penn State and Ohio State.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, Julian Fleming, 24, and Alyssa Boyd, 23, were traveling along a rural road in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, which is near the New York state line, when they collided with a deer that darted in front of them while driving a Yamaha quad.
According to her social media accounts, Boyd was a student at the University of Alabama. Police said she died at the scene after suffering “extensive injuries” in the collision.
Fleming, who also resides in Pennsylvania, was transported to Guthrie Troy Community Hospital after suffering severe injuries.
State police said neither cyclist was wearing a helmet.
The victim was identified by local media, such as PennLive, as a former Penn State Nittany Lions football player.
Fleming and Boyd can be seen together in social media pictures. The body of the deer that police suspect caused the ATV crash was found.
Fleming excelled as a high school star at Southern Columbia High in Catawissa, Pennsylvania, where he was voted the 2019 Pennsylvania player of the year by both Gatorade and PennLive, and he was listed as the nation’s best wide receiver recruit.
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Fleming, a five-star recruit, committed to Ohio State to play football in college in 2019. He caught 80 passes for 990 yards and seven scores in 38 games while playing for the Buckeyes.
Fleming transferred to Penn State after graduating in December 2023, where he played in 16 games for the Nittany Lions but struggled with injuries in the second half of the season.
Following the 2025 NFL Draft, he signed a contract with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent; however, the organization terminated the deal three weeks prior to the fatal collision when Fleming failed his physical.
