Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Lachie Rice was driving a Lamborghini SUV at 190 mph moments before he was involved in a multi-vehicle accident along the Central Freeway last month that injured at least four people. According to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by The Dallas Morning News..
Rice and the other driver allegedly involved in the crash, SMU football player Theodore Knox, are each charged with one count of aggravated assault, one count of crash with serious injury, and six counts of crash with injury. has been done.
The newspaper reported that Rice’s lawyer, Texas Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas), did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Police allege that on March 30, Rice, in a Lamborghini SUV, and Knox, in a Corvette, were driving at high speeds on Route 75 near University Boulevard. Quoting the affidavit: The paper reported The driver “made a number of aggressive maneuvers to weave through traffic.” Police say the driver of a luxury car caused a chain reaction accident involving four other vehicles, which was captured on a witness’ dashcam video. In addition to the accident, dashcam video showed the occupants of the sports car getting out of the car and walking away.
“All occupants of the Lamborghini and Corvette fled the scene without stopping or providing information to determine if anyone required medical assistance,” Dallas police said in a statement after the crash. “Two of the drivers involved were treated at the scene by Dallas Fire Rescue for minor injuries, and two occupants of the other vehicle were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.”
Rice turned himself in to Glen Heights police on eight charges Thursday and was transported to DeSoto Regional Jail. He was released after posting $40,000 bail.
As of this writing, NBC 5 has not confirmed whether Knox has surrendered to police. His attorney, Diandra Grant, told NBC 5 on Wednesday that her client is “cooperating fully with law enforcement” but had no further comment.
According to an email from SMU, the athletics department was notified by Dallas police that a warrant had been issued for Knox’s arrest. listed on the school’s football roster As a sophomore cornerback from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school announced Thursday afternoon that Knox has been suspended from the team and said it takes the accusations seriously. SMU said federal student privacy laws prevent it from sharing further details about the disciplinary proceedings.
Rice, who grew up in North Richland Hills, played college football at SMU before being drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2023.
