Slain UVA FB Player Lavel Davis Jr. Gets South Carolina Highway Named After Him

Lavel Davis Jr.‘s house state of South Carolina is making certain his name resides on — and authorities are doing it by calling a part of a highway after the slain UVA football player.

The proposition was sent to the South Carolina General Assembly in February, which is 3 months after Davis and 2 of his colleagues were gunned down on the Virginia school.

The demand on the expense read, “Whereas, it would be fitting and proper to pay homage to Lavel ‘Tyler’ Norman Davis, Jr., an outstanding athlete and accomplished young man whose life held such promise but was tragically cut short by naming a portion of highway in Dorchester County in his memory.”

According to Davis’ cousin Sean Lampkin, Lavel’s mom notified him of the fantastic news on Thursday.

“Lavel’s mother, Simone, has informed me that the State of SC has decided to name a highway after Lavel Tyler Norman Davis Jr. near his HS,” Lampkin stated by means of Twitter on Thursday.

Lampkin states there will likewise be an event to formally invite the homage.

The 9.6-mile stretch of Highway 78 will be named the “Lavel ‘Tyler’ Norman Davis, Jr. Memorial Highway” and will begin with the 12.79-mile indicate the 22.39 marker.

This commitment is among the numerous that’s taken place considering that Davis, D’Sean Perry, and Devin Chandler were eliminated on Nov 14, 2022.

The University of Virginia posthumously granted the 3 football gamers with their degrees … and the Washington Commanders paid tribute with helmet decals including their jerseys numbers 1, 15, and 41.

The shooting suspect, Christopher Jones Jr., was apprehended and charged with 3 counts of second-degree murder and 3 counts of utilizing a pistol in the commission of a felony.