Apr 1, 2009 1:29 pm US/Eastern
Report: Former Patriot To Be Charged In Crash
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Donte Stallworth (file image)
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Donte Stallworth (file image)
WBZ
Former Patriots wide receiver Donte Stallworth will be charged Wednesday with killing a pedestrian last month while driving drunk in Miami, people familiar with the case told the Associated Press.
Two people said an arrest warrant charging Stallworth, 28, with DUI manslaughter will be filed Wednesday in the March 14 accident that killed 59-year-old Mario Reyes.
The people requested anonymity because the charges haven't been announced.
The charge carries a possible 15-year prison sentence.
Stallworth's blood-alcohol level after the crash was .12, well above Florida's legal limit of .08, according to results of a blood test.
Stallworth will also be charged with DUI, according to the people informed about the case.
Stallworth, who is expected to surrender in court Thursday, released a statement last month saying he was "grief-stricken" over the accident.
A Miami Beach police report said that Reyes was not in a crosswalk on busy MacArthur Causeway when he was struck by the Bentley luxury car driven by Stallworth.
The construction crane operator was trying to catch a bus home after finishing his shift around 7:15 a.m.
The report also quoted Stallworth as saying he flashed his lights at Reyes in an attempted warning and that Stallworth was driving about 50 mph in a 40 mph zone.
Stallworth signed a seven-year, $35 million contract with the Cleveland Browns before last season but was injured much of the year.
He previously played for New England in 2007 and Philadelphia and New Orleans.
(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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