Donte Stallworth Is A Really Good Driver...

[ChefChiTown]

...NOT!!!

MIAMI -- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth hit and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley on Saturday morning on a busy causeway linking Miami and Miami Beach, police said.

Stallworth was headed toward the beach when he hit Mario Reyes, 59, around 7 a.m., said Miami Beach police spokesman Juan Sanchez. The unidentified pedestrian was taken to a nearby trauma center, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later. Reyes was near a crosswalk but it's not clear if he was crossing legally.

Stallworth, 28, was cooperating and no charges have been filed, Sanchez said. Officers drew blood to test for drugs or alcohol, which is routine. Sanchez said results from the blood test could take anywhere from three days to three weeks.

Police would not say where Stallworth was coming from or where he was headed, and Sanchez didn't have anymore information about Reyes.

Miami-Dade County property records show Stallworth owns two condos in a building on Biscayne Boulevard in Miami not far from the causeway and another condo in a different building in Miami.

A message seeking comment was left on the voicemail of his agent, Drew Rosenhaus.

The Browns said in a statement they were aware of what happened.

"We understand the seriousness of this situation, but will not have any further comment at this time as this is an ongoing investigation," the team said.

Stallworth signed a seven-year, $35 million contract with the Browns as a free agent before last season but hardly played because he was hurt. He was due a $4.75 million signing bonus Friday.

Stallworth, who previously played for New England, Philadelphia and New Orleans, finished last season with just 17 catches for 170 yards. He was slowed all season by a nagging hamstring injury and made just seven starts for the Browns.

Stallworth had his best season with the Saints in 2005, when he made a career-high 70 receptions for 945 yards and seven touchdowns. He was drafted in the first round (No. 13 overall) by the Saints in 2002. Stallworth played his college ball at Tennessee.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3980182

 

[STDiva]

yikes.

I saw this on ESPN, and 80 percent of the comments were Browns fans worried about who was going to play WR if he can't play.

A man died today, hellllooooooooooo????

 

[ChefChiTown]

yikes.

I saw this on ESPN, and 80 percent of the comments were Browns fans worried about who was going to play WR if he can't play.

A man died today, hellllooooooooooo????

Yeah, but it's THE BROWNIES!!! :eek:

 

[maildude]

Just saw this. What was that guy thinking? Crossing the street??? :dunno::helpme:

 

[member979979]

Seems like all NFL players should just stay locked in their homes.

 

[Bone]

something about Tennessee Vol players and driving just don't mix. remember Leonard Little also killed a person.

 

[rwill25]

I use to drive down that street everyday to work and it's pretty hard to see people walking down that street. The speed limit I think is like 45, but people usually go about 60, especially if was early in the morning.

Sometimes I see people fishing, so I bet it was like a fisher or a rich dude. That's were "Star Island" is located.

 

[yaheem]

Jaywalking is a crime.:dunno: Gotta love Miami, hell the whole Florida region. Them football players should all move to the Midwest where they can't harm too many people.

 

[BAYAMONXXX]

Seems like all NFL players should just stay locked in their homes.

great point the majority of NFL players are a bunch of wackos!!!

 

[girk1]

great point the majority of NFL players are a bunch of wackos!!!

Yeah the 'majority' of NFL players are wackos & regular citizens aren't involved in car accidents or whatever crap that's heaped upon NFL players who are under a damn microscope .

The old man could have stumble out in front of his car:dunno: & I don't see anywhere that says Stallworth fled the scene or anything. This kind of stuff (car accidents)happens everyday.

 

[gunslingingbird]

I can't judge whether he's at fault or not, but it sucks for both of them that it happened.

 

[rwill25]

I can't judge whether he's at fault or not, but it sucks for both of them that it happened.

Lol, one guy is dead and Dante is still alive!

 

[girk1]

Damn! According to ESPN ,it is being reported that Stallworth had a blood alcohol level above the State legal limit in Florida. Too bad since Stallworth was an unassuming guy who has never been in trouble in his life.

 

[sdj374]

Damn! According to ESPN ,it is being reported that Stallworth had a blood alcohol level above the State legal limit in Florida.

.126 according to this article which is well above the limit. They're charing him with DUI manslaughter

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9378392/Stallworth-to-get-DUI-manslaughter-charge?MSNHPHMA

 

[CunningStunts]

So the maximum he could face is 15 years in prison... how much jail time (if any) does everyone think he will get for killing someone?

I bet 1 year of prison with 5 probation. After all, the dude makes a lot of cake, and will have a great lawyer(s). (see OJ effect)

 

[Skyraider22]

something about Tennessee Vol players and driving just don't mix. remember Leonard Little also killed a person.

Why in the hell are former Tennessee and Flordia State player having such a hard time.They all need to be put on house arrest:nono: