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DALLAS - Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver and former SMU football star Rashee Rice has pleaded guilty to charges related to a high-speed crash in Dallas.
Rashee Rice Pleads Guilty
What we know:
According to FOX 4 sources, Rice pleaded guilty on Thursday to felony racing on the highway and felony accident causing serious bodily injury.
In exchange, he’ll serve five years of probation. He’ll be required to spend 30 days in the Dallas County jail as a condition of that probation.
Restitution has also been made in advance to the victims.
The plea agreement also resolves the six other cases related to the crash.
What's next:
Rice is not yet in custody.
Attorney Royce West said he is making arrangements and will set a date to turn himself in.
High-speed Dallas crash
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The backstory:
The crash happened on March 30, 2024, on U.S. Hwy. 75 North, also known as the North Central Expressway.
Authorities said Rice, driving a Lamborghini, and Theodore Knox, driving a Corvette, were engaged in a high-speed race on the highway. A lawsuit also alleges Rice and Knox had consumed alcohol before the crash.
Rice reportedly told police he lost control of the Lamborghini, triggering a chain-reaction crash involving six vehicles.
An arrest warrant affidavit obtained by FOX 4 indicates the Lamborghini SUV Rice was driving was traveling 119 mph seconds before the collision, while Knox's Corvette was traveling 116 mph but slowed to 91 mph about a second before impact.
Police records state the two athletes, along with a group of passengers, pulled each other out of their vehicles before fleeing the scene with their belongings.
The Source: FOX 4's Shaun Rabb gathered details for this story from Rashee Rice's attorney. Other information is from past news coverage.
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