Georgia football coach Kirby Smart said Tuesday he is hoping his players are finally beginning to get the message regarding unsafe driving.

Four Georgia players have been arrested in separate traffic-related incidents in or near Athens this year. And most notably, a Bulldogs player and recruiting staffer were killed in a high-speed wreck that occurred in the hours after the Bulldogs celebrated their second straight national championship on campus.

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While noting that driving too fast is simply something that young people tend to do, Smart said he is hoping to “eradicate” the kind of “super-speeder” incidents (i.e., 75 mph or higher on a two-lane road or 85 mph or higher on a larger roads, according to Georgia law) that have seemingly become so common in his program. During his appearance at SEC Media Days on Tuesday in Nashville, Smart was asked if he’s “disappointed” his players continue to drive so recklessly.

“I’m disappointed any time we have traffic incidents,” Smart said. “It’s very evident when you look at it, we’ve had traffic citations and incidents throughout the history of being at the University of Georgia. We actually don’t have more now than we’ve had in the past. … What concerns me most is the safety of our players. And when you drive at high speeds, it’s unsafe. And we don’t want that to happen. We’re going to do all we can to take that out and make sure that’s eradicated.

“But I’m also smart enough to understand and know, that 18- to 20-year-olds is when this happens. It’s when it happened to me as a student-athlete. That’s when speeding happens. What we want to do is take that out and make it safe and not have high speeds. If you’re going to get a speeding ticket, it should not be a super-speeder.”

In late February, starting linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson was arrested for reckless driving and street racing in connection with a Jan. 10 incident.

In March, All-America defensive tackle Jalen Carter was arrested for reckless driving and street racing near campus in connection with a Jan. 14 wreck that led to the deaths of offensive lineman Devin Willock and former recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy. Willock and LeCroy were traveling in a separate vehicle that was racing Carter’s SUV and subsequently wrecked, also injuring Bulldogs offensive lineman Warren McClendon (who had recently declared for the NFL draft) and recruiting staffer Troy Bowles.

Carter — a first-round pick of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles in April — pleaded no contest to the charges, and was sentenced to probation and community service. The families of both Willock and Bowles have filed suit against the Georgia Athletic Association, among others, in regard to the incident.

However, the deaths of Willock and LeCroy have not curbed other Georgia players from dangerous driving.

In May, freshman wide receiver De’Nylon Morrissette was arrested for DUI and following too closely in Oconee County, south of Athens. Two weeks later, starting wide receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint was arrested for driving 90 mph in a 45-mph zone on Atlanta Highway near campus.

Just two weeks ago, freshman linebacker Samuel M’Pemba was pulled over for driving 88 mph in a 55-mph zone near campus. M’Pemba was not arrested, but was cited for speeding.