The other thread is a dumpster fire. I'm sure this will become one as well, but might as well start with a clean slate. I'll at least try to keep the OP updated with any notable news. Feel free to PM me if I miss anything good.
Arrest warrant and potential charges:
Spoiler!
BREAKING: An arrest warrant has been issued for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice in connection to his involvement in a multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 75 in Dallas in late March, sources tell WFAA. https://t.co/XL3F7oCuW1
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Rice, 23, now faces eight charges in the case -- six counts of collision involving bodily injury, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and one count of aggravated assault, according to the arrest warrant. All of the charges are felonies.
Collision involving injury carries a penalty of imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not more than five years or confinement in the county jail for not more than one year, a fine fine not to exceed $5,000 or both. Collision involving serious bodily injury -- a third-degree felony -- carries a punishment of imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years. Aggravated assault -- a second-degree felony -- is punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
TL;DR, his concern was at a 2, and now it's a 4 (out of 10). Still probably not a huge deal, but there are some concerning possibilities. Overall, though, he thinks it all gets pled down to misdemeanors, he misses a couple of games, and he writes some massive checks to those he injured.
#Chiefs WR Rashee Rice and former SMU CB Theodore Knox are being sued for $1 million by two victims of the March 30 crash in Dallas, Texas, for severe injuries, including 'trauma to the brain, lacerations to the face requiring stitches, multiple contusions about the body,… pic.twitter.com/RlDvilVLi6
#Chiefs Patrick Mahomes said he's worked with Rashee Rice throughout the offseason and will continue to do so while the legal process plays out for Rice..
I’ve decided to remain a fan of the Kansas City pro football team even though Rashee Rice is a living menace who wants me and my family dead. I’m willing to overlook it. [Reply]
The suspension wont be the issue obviously. He may get 3-4 games but the 5 years in federal pound you in the ass prison is really going to put a kink in his playing time. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Icon:
You can never predict how a court will judge someone.
A few years ago my cousin was driving eastbound on I-70 in western KC heading to work. Along came a driver going over 100 mph weaving through traffic. The weaving, speeding driver caused my cousin to swerve to avoid being hit and he ended up rolling his van, ejecting him where he died at the scene. The law later learned that speeding driver got on the I-70 turnpike at Topeka and averaged over 100 mph until he caused the accident.
The judge convicted the driver of manslaughter but only gave the SOB 250 hours of community service which he's never come close to doing.
I don't know what penalty Rice will get in the court of law but he'll almost certainly get 2+ game suspension from the NFL.
You hear of convicted rapists getting no jail time all the time. Alot of the times it's the prosecutor agreeing to some type of plea deal. [Reply]
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
You hear of convicted rapists getting no jail time all the time. Alot of the times it's the prosecutor agreeing to some type of plea deal.
Gonna be a pretty expensive mistake for him with the lawsuits flying around. He has a target on his back as a celebrity, but I am guessing he doesn't have the cash these people are demanding in the lawsuits. [Reply]
Originally Posted by loochy:
You forgot the part about "never in my life have I ever put anyone else in danger and I've never done anything stupid in my life, even as a teenager. I'm so awesome and such a great person that I want to make sure everyone knows it in my 335i"
Originally Posted by DRM08:
Gonna be a pretty expensive mistake for him with the lawsuits flying around. He has a target on his back as a celebrity, but I am guessing he doesn't have the cash these people are demanding in the lawsuits.
It will fall under the insurance limits. The victim's attorney's made them sound really bad, but no one spent the night in the hospital. I think DJ talked about tort reform that is in Texas and the damages are capped as well. [Reply]
