Dallas police say Rashee Rice faces eight charges in connection to a multi-car collision; four people were left with minor injuries following the incident; Rice was a key figure in the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win in February
Thursday 11 April 2024 06:47, UK
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice faces charges including aggravated assault, Dallas police said on Wednesday, after he and another speeding driver of a sports car caused a chain-reaction crash on a highway.
Police said that arrest warrants have been issued for the 23-year-old for one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury.
Rice's attorney, state Senator Royce West, said last week that Rice had been driving a Lamborghini sport utility vehicle when the crash occurred.
Arrest warrants were also issued for Theodore Knox, 21, who was driving the other speeding sports car, a Corvette, police said. Police said that arrest warrants have been issued for Knox for one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury.
Police said that Rice and Knox were not currently in custody. West had no immediate comment on Rice's behalf, and it was not clear whether Knox had an attorney.
The Chiefs had no immediate comment.
The crash involved the Lamborghini, a Corvette and four other vehicles and left four people with minor injuries, police said.
Police said the drivers of the Corvette and Lamborghini were speeding in the far left lane when they lost control and the Lamborghini traveled onto the shoulder and hit the centre median wall, causing the chain collision.
Police said the drivers of the Corvette and Lamborghini left following the crash without determining whether anyone needed medical attention or providing their information.
The passengers in two speeding sports cars who left the scene will not be charged.
Rice last week posted to his Instagram Story that he was taking "full responsibility" for his part in the crash.
"Today I met with Dallas PD investigators regarding Saturday's accident," wrote Rice on April 3.
"I take full responsibility for my part in this matter and will continue to cooperate with the necessary authorities.
"I sincerely apologise to everyone impacted in Saturday's accident."
Aggravated assault, a second-degree felony, is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Collision involving serious bodily injury, a third-degree felony, is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, and collision involving injury is punishable by up to five years in prison.
Rice was leasing the Lamborghini from The Classic Lifestyle, said Kyle Coker, an attorney for the Dallas-based exotic car rental company. And West has said the Corvette belonged to Rice.
Rice was born in Philadelphia but grew up in the Fort Worth suburb of North Richland Hills in Texas. He played college football at nearby Southern Methodist University, where a breakout senior season in 2022 put the wide receiver on the radar of NFL teams.
The Chiefs selected him in the second round of last year's draft, and he quickly became one of the only dependable options in their passing game.
