Several UNC football players are facing charges of reckless driving, speeding and other violations. An investigation by WRAL, originally published Monday afternoon, reported that “nearly 20 percent” of UNC’s 101-man roster has been cited for speeding since October of 2024. The investigation named three specific players: linebacker Khmori House, safety Gavin Gibson and cornerback Thaddeus Dixon. Chapelboro has confirmed charges against all three.
Gibson, a redshirt senior originally from Hickory, N.C., who transferred to UNC from East Carolina University, currently faces two pending charges. During the summer, the Chapel Hill Police Department charged Gibson with both speeding and reckless driving with wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others. Gibson’s citation, filed on July 11, says he was driving 72 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone on North Carolina Highway 86 near the intersection with Northfield Drive.
Dixon, a redshirt senior from Los Angeles who transferred to UNC from the University of Washington, has been cited multiple times. The earliest is from February 11, when the Chapel Hill Police reported him for speeding in a school zone. The citation says Dixon was driving 49 miles per hour on Weaver Dairy Road near East Chapel Hill High School, where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour.
Dixon was cited again less than two weeks later by the State Highway Patrol on N.C. 86 near Yanceyville in Caswell County. This citation charged Dixon with speeding (93 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone), reckless driving with wanton disregard, and operating a vehicle with no insurance.
On March 29, the Chapel Hill Police again cited Dixon for speeding, this time for driving 57 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone near the intersection of Raleigh Road and Country Club Road on the UNC campus. Dixon’s final citation is very recent, having been filed on November 13. The Chapel Hill Police cited Dixon for driving 64 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone on N.C. 86 near the intersection with New Stateside Drive. He was also cited for driving with an expired registration and for driving with a revoked license. According to North Carolina’s eCourts system, Dixon’s disposition hearing for the most recent citation is scheduled for January 7 in Hillsborough.
The earliest pending charge against House — a sophomore from Pasadena, CA, who also transferred to UNC from the University of Washington — is from June 13. The Chapel Hill Police cited House for speeding (75 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone) and for reckless driving with wanton disregard on North Carolina Highway 54 near the intersection with Littlejohn Road.
On October 3, the Chapel Hill Police cited House again for speeding (73 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone) and reckless driving in a manner so as to endanger on Raleigh Road, just east of the UNC campus. Just 16 days later, House was ticketed by the UNC Police and charged with speeding (69 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone), reckless driving with wanton disregard and driving with an expired registration. A disposition hearing for the latter three charges is scheduled for December 10.
In addition to the pending charges mentioned above, Gibson and House both have numerous charges marked as “disposed” in the eCourts system, some of which date back to before WRAL’s investigation timeline. Gibson has been cited in Iredell, Lincoln, Alexander, Mecklenburg, Greene and Rowan counties as well as Orange. House’s “disposed” citations include another reckless driving charge on October 31 of this year. A speeding charge in the same citation was eventually dismissed, and House paid a $293 fine.
The UNC football program has not responded to Chapelboro’s request for comment on the charges against Gibson, Dixon and House.
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