What happened to Lil Woody? Viral video allegedly shows rapper bloodied on the road months after reckless driving arrest 

American rapper Lil Woody, whose real name is Kenneth Copeland, reportedly fell off his motorcycle and injured himself recently. Images and videos of him lying on the road in Peters Street, Atlanta, circulated online on August 31, 2025.

In a now-viral clip first shared by @Streetwork85N, Lil Woody could be seen lying bloodied on the road, seemingly unconscious, with an alleged head concussion. Passers-by were trying to wake him up. Later, the outlet reported that the rapper regained consciousness and was on his way to the hospital.

The news comes more than two months after Lil Woody was arrested by Atlanta police for reckless stunt driving, as part of a street takeover incident on June 22. He was later released from the Atlanta City Detention Center on July 3, according to 11alive.com.

All you need to know about Lil Woody’s run-ins with the law over the years

In June, Lil Woody was arrested for reckless driving during street racing. He was charged with laying drags or driving in circular courses, driving on the wrong side of the road, and stunt driving, among others.

According to 11alive.com, the Homeland Security division of the Atlanta Police Department received reports of a video of Woody driving his white Dodge Challenger in zig-zag and circular motions at the intersection of Whitehall Street SW and McDaniel Street SW.

The clip also showed Kenneth Copeland taking a right turn at a red light on the wrong side of the street. While taking the turn, the rubber underneath his motorcycle’s tires burned and emitted a thick cloud of smoke, following which the rapper did donuts.

APD managed to pull over Lil Woody near a shopping center and took him into custody. He was released on bail nearly two weeks later.

Before that, Copeland was in the news for testifying at Young Thung’s YSL RICO trial in 2024. At the time, he maintained that he misled the law enforcement to “get ‘em off me.” The I Am the Streets artist even admitted to making up “fake people” to “snitch on” and lying to the police about Young Thug’s case.

“This is what happened. Okay. The police kept locking me up for whatever they could. Every time I come out the door, the police was on me, and they keep bringing up Thug’s name. So, what I did was to get ’em off me, I said, ‘Thug did this. Thug did that. Thug,’ because I knew they were—I knew he didn’t do it,” Lil Woody said on the stands in August 2024, per Vibe.

Later, in October of last year, Copeland shared a video titled “Just a Conversation with Lil Woody” on YouTube, where he apologized to Thug for his role in the YSL RICO trial.

“The pain, the suffering, everything I’ve caused on him and his family, I wish I had the mindset and the strength that I have now. I’ll never forgive myself. I took him through a process that I never should have taken him through. Even though I know I’m not the cause of it, despite how anybody may feel, it’s wrong,” Woody stated.

Before that, Kenneth also posted on Instagram, seeking forgiveness from God for testifying against Young Thug, and asked him to watch over the Stoner rapper in a “corrupt” system. Lil Woody released a song called I Don’t Recall about his role in the trial.

In his youth, the rapper also spent 51 months in federal prison, as per his SoundCloud bio.

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Woody was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a rapper, vocalist, entertainer, performer, musician, YouTuber, content creator, online personality, and recording artist. The 34-year-old is best known for his songs, Penthouse, First Day Out, and Due to the Facts. He is signed to an independent label, Free Hand Entertainment.

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