Apr 10, 2024,08:25pm EDT
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is facing an arrest warrant and has been charged with eight offenses, according to reports from various outlets. This follows less than two weeks after Rice was involved in an eight-car collision.
Key Facts:
- The charges against Rice include one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury, and six counts of collision involving injury, as reported by ESPN, citing the Dallas police.
- According to police reports, Rice was driving a Lamborghini involved in the incident, which occurred when both his car and a Corvette were allegedly speeding in the far left lane on a freeway, leading to a chain collision involving four other vehicles.
- Rice is currently not in custody, as per ESPN’s report.
- Police claim that Rice left the scene without providing information to the other drivers involved in the collision, an allegation that his attorney has not immediately addressed, as reported by ABC.
- Theodore Knox, the driver of the Corvette, has also been charged and is not yet in custody, according to ESPN.
Key Background:
- In a recent Instagram story post, Rice took “full responsibility” for his role in the collision, as reported by the Associated Press.
- Rice’s charges carry potential maximum sentences totaling decades in prison, with aggravated assault punishable by up to 20 years and collision involving bodily injury by up to 10 years, as per ESPN.