Former Auburn Player Killed in Wreck, Dunwoody Driver Were Drunk

Both the Dunwoody baseball standout driving the SUV and the former Auburn football player who were killed in a car accident on June 29 in LaGrange were drunk at the time of the accident, The Associated Press reports.

The Georgia State Patrol released documents this week that confirmed that both Philip Lutzenkirchen and Joseph Ian Davis of Dunwoody were intoxicated when the 2006 Chevy Tahoe Davis was driving missed a stop sign and drove through the intersection into a churchyard, where the vehicle flipped several times.

According to the toxicology report, Davis’ blood alcohol content at the time was 0.17, more than double the legal limit of 0.08. Lutzenkirchen’s blood alcohol content was 0.377, nearly five times the legal limit.

Lutzenkirchen, 23, of Marietta was a standout at East Cobb’s Lassiter High School before joining the Tigers, where he caught 59 passes for 628 yards and 14 touchdowns, an Auburn record for a tight end. He was an integral piece of the Tigers’ 2010 National Championship team.

Davis, a catcher, tried out for the Georgia baseball team last year, but was cut when the Bulldogs had to set their final roster at the end of fall practice, reports The Ledger-Enquirer.

According to the Georgia Dogs website, Davis played his final two seasons for the Dunwoody Wildcats as a catcher/infielder and lettered in football. He hit .348 as a senior and .300 as a junior as the Wildcats won region titles and advanced to the state playoffs.