NFL - Stallworth jailed over drink-drive death

Eurosport - Tue, 16 Jun 19:25:00 2009

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth pleaded guilty on Tuesday to manslaughter while driving under the influence of alcohol and was sentenced to 30 days in jail for the car crash that killed a pedestrian on Miami Beach.

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His jail term will be followed by two years of house arrest and eight years probation. A Miami-Dade County judge also ordered the National Football League player to pay $10,000 in fines and perform 1,000 hours of community service.

Blood tests showed Stallworth had a blood alcohol level of 0.126, well above Florida's legal limit of 0.08, when he hit and killed 59-year-old construction worker Mario Reyes on March 14, court documents said.

Stallworth had been drinking at a Miami Beach club before crashing his black Bentley GT coupe into Reyes, who was walking across the MacArthur Causeway after finishing his shift as a crane operator.

Stallworth, 28, had faced up to 15 years in prison but pleaded guilty in exchange for a lighter sentence. He also reached a confidential civil settlement with Reyes's family, according to Stallworth's attorney Chris Lyons.

Lyons said Stallworth had accepted full responsibility for his actions.

"He acted like a man, he reported it immediately to the police through 911, he remained at the scene, he co-operated fully with the Miami Beach Police Department," Lyons said.

Reuters

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  1. money talks ,poor people would have got 15 yrs,rich­ guys buy there way out
    its a sad world

    From S, on Mon 22 Jun 12:28PM

  2. whatt!!!!??30 days???for killing a man!!when michael­ vick got alonger sentence for killing dogs?!?!a plea­ bargain for a lighter sentence from a possible 15 yr­ term to 30 days???thats thirty days!!a month??is it­ just me or is something very seriously wrong here,just­ because he plays in the nfl?it seems you can get away­ with abusing women and even killing men but try abusing­ animals and the full weight of the law comes down!!

    From beefyhatbis, on Wed 17 Jun 2:27PM

  3. That is insulting to the poor guy who died. Why not­ have him get the same sentence as anyone­ else........that makes me mad.

    From Danny, on Wed 17 Jun 12:44AM

  4. OK Damages to the family via a confidential civil case­ but still a very light sentence for causing a man's­ death.

    From PAUL, on Tue 16 Jun 7:03PM
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