Former Penn State football star Julian Fleming has been charged with felony homicide by vehicle in connection with an ATV crash that killed his girlfriend earlier this year.

Fleming, 24, made his first court appearance Wednesday in Bradford County, Pa., to hear the charges against him, local ABC affiliate WNEP reported.

Investigators said Fleming was drunk while driving the ATV on backroads outside Troy, Pa., on May 23, according to NorthCentralPA.com. Police measured his blood-alcohol level at 0.118, above the legal limit of 0.08.

The crash killed Alyssa Boyd, 23, who was Fleming’s girlfriend. The wide receiver was also seriously injured in the wreck, as neither he nor Boyd were wearing helmets, police said.

Fleming was driving the Yamaha four-wheeler when he struck a deer ,

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