Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice pleaded guilty to charges connected to a high-speed crash in Dallas last year and agreed to a 30-day jail sentence, officials said Thursday.
Rice will also receive five years probation for causing a crash March 30 last year when he was behind the wheel of a Lamborghini which veered onto the shoulder of the North Central Expressway in Dallas.
“I am profoundly sorry for the physical damages to person and property,” Rice said in a statement he released through his attorney and prosecutors. “I fully apologize for the harm I caused to innocent drivers and their families.”
Rice was behind the wheel of a Lamborghini, making “multiple aggressive maneuvers around traffic” at 119 mph, according to the Dallas District Attorney’s Office.
“This caused a chain reaction that affected multiple vehicles,” prosecutors said. “After the collision, Mr. Rice failed to check on the welfare of the victims and fled on foot.”
He pleaded guilty to a pair of felonies, causing a collision involving a serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury.
This case’s resolution could open the door for the NFL to levy its own penalty against Rice, who played in just four games last season, making 24 catches for 288 yards and two touchdowns.
In his rookie 2023 season, Rice caught 79 passes for 938 yards and seven scores.
Rice, who played at nearby SMU and was taken with the overall No. 55 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, urged motorists not to follow in his lead-footed steps.
“There has been a lot of sleepless nights thinking about the damages that my actions caused and I will continue working within my means to make sure that everyone impacted will be made whole,” he said.
“I urge everyone to mind the speed limit, drive safe and drive smart.”
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