Following a high-speed collision in Dallas, Rashee Rice of the Kansas City Chiefs is charged with aggravated assault.
According to police, the 23-year-old has one case of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury, and six charges of collision involving injury on which an arrest warrant has been issued. Last Monday, state senator Royce West, who represents Rice, revealed that Rice was operating a Lamborghini sport utility vehicle at the time of the collision.
According to authorities, Theodore Knox, 21, who was operating the other fast sports vehicle, a Corvette, also had an arrest order filed for him. According to the police, Knox has one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury, and six charges of collision involving injury on which an arrest warrant has been issued.
According to the police, Rice and Knox were not being held at the moment. Regarding Rice, West did not immediately respond, and it was unclear if Knox had legal representation.
For now, the Chiefs had nothing to say. Four persons suffered minor injuries in the collision that involved the Lamborghini, a Corvette, and four other vehicles, according to the police.
According to police, the Lamborghini drove into the shoulder and struck the center median wall, causing a chain reaction, while the Corvette’s driver lost control while driving in the far left lane. Following the collision, according to police, the drivers of the Lamborghini and Corvette fled without identifying themselves or if anyone required medical assistance.
The drivers of the two fast sports vehicles that fled the scene will not face any charges, according to the police. Rice declared last week that he was accepting “full responsibility” for his involvement in the accident in an Instagram Story post.
The maximum sentence for aggravated assault, a second-degree felony, is 20 years in jail. A third-degree felony accident resulting in significant physical injury carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison, whereas an injury-related collision carries a maximum sentence of five years in jail.
According to Kyle Coker, an attorney for The Classic Lifestyle, a Dallas-based exotic automobile rental firm, Rice was renting the Lamborghini. Furthermore, West said that Rice owned the Corvette.
Although Rice was raised in the North Richland Hills suburb of Fort Worth, Texas, he was born in Philadelphia. At the neighboring Southern Methodist University, where he played collegiate football, the wide receiver made waves during his senior year in 2022, attracting the attention of NFL organizations.
He was chosen by the Chiefs in the second round of the previous draft, and he soon established himself as one of their most reliable passing game alternatives.