Former Wake Forest University basketball player thrown from car in multi-vehicle crash

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ga. (WGHP) — A former Wake Forest University basketball player is recovering in the hospital after being thrown from his car after a three-vehicle crash.

From one basketball mom to another, Maria Reid made sure to check on her friend Irene Cosby after her son, former Alabama and Wake Forest University basketball player Davin Cosby Jr., was involved in a car crash in Georgia.

“Always respectful when I would see him at the game. Always had the good word for anybody. Just a great young man. Just a great young person, and I know he’s going to have an impact on this world,” Reid said.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, on July 13, around 3 p.m., the 20-year-old was driving north on Interstate-85 in Franklin County, Georgia.

Officials say he was following a vehicle too closely and hit it. He then overcorrected, causing his vehicle to flip and hit another car.

“The car flipped over three times … He actually went through the sunroof,” Reid said.

He survived and is recovering in a Georgia hospital with his mother by his side.

She told FOX8 he’s undergone two surgeries.

He can’t remember much from the wreck, but he did give Reid a phone call, thanking her for helping his family.

“He said, ‘Thank you, Ms. Reid, so much for all you’re doing,’ and he sounded good … He was very grateful and very thankful that people would help his mom through this time,” Reid said.

Though it could be a long time before Davin gets back on the basketball court, Reid said his mom is asking for prayers.

“I told her my God is awesome. He will move mountains … He will hide you from the rain. I told her this … was not his time to go,” Reid said.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, Davin was cited for hitting one of the vehicles in the crash.

A GoFundMe has been set up.