Mar 16, 2009 1:53 pm US/Eastern
Videotape Shows Former Patriot After Deadly Crash
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (WBZ) ―
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Donte Stallworth (file image)
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Donte Stallworth (file image)
WBZ
Miami Beach police are awaiting the toxicology report for former Patriots wide receiver Donte Stallworth before releasing information into the investigation of his
car accident that killed a pedestrian.
Police spokesman Juan Sanchez said Monday that the routine blood work had not made it to the lab for testing yet.
Sanchez said results are expected to be released by the end of the week.
Authorities said Stallworth was headed toward the beach when he hit 59-year-old Mario Reyes with his Bentley on Saturday morning on a busy causeway linking Miami and Miami Beach.
Stallworth was cooperating with police and no charges have been filed.
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 but would not comment until the investigation is complete.
A videotape obtained by The Miami Herald shows Stallworth being given a sobriety test just feet from paramedics trying to revive Reyes.
Stallworth played one season for the Patroits in 2007.
He signed a seven-year, $35 million contract with the Cleveland Browns as a free agent before last season but hardly played because he was hurt.
He was scheduled to receive a $4.75 million signing bonus Friday.
Reyes had worked all night at his job with the shipping company Bernuth Agencies, located just feet from the crash.
His family and co-workers said he had clocked out only minutes before the accident around 7 a.m.
Sunday, Reyes was described by relatives as a "family man."
"He spent all his free time with his family," Reyes' brother-in-law, Francisco Fajardo, told The Associated Press on Sunday.
"He was on his way home."
(© 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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.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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