It looks like a lot of bad news is going to come raining down on Donte Stallworth very soon. As we reported earlier this week, the Browns wide receiver struck and killed a pedestrian with his car this past weekend, and video at the scene showed police giving him a field sobriety test. Now sources close to the investigation are telling multiple media outlets - including the MIAMI HERALD - that Stallworth was legally drunk at the time of the crash.
PRO FOOTBALL TALK reported earlier in the week that prosectors had been operating under the assumption that Stallworth was legally drunk and had already starting preparing their indictment for DUI manslaughter, which WSVN-TV says carries with it a 15-year sentence and mandatory jail time even if a plea deal is reached.
Stallworth allegedly told police that he had at least four Patrons and two margaritas the night of the accident, even if he is also claiming that he had his last drink at midnight and the accident occured at 7 a.m. (In which case, what was he doing in those seven hours?) No matter what, that’s probably one reason why prosectors felt confident enough to start the DUI manslaughter indictment before the final toxicology reports had been received.
Stallworth has reportedly been “grief-stricken” since the accident, which I would hope he would be. I don’t know how this case is going to end, but no matter what, I hope he learns something from this whole harrowing experience. Unlike other NFL players who have been involved in fatal DUI crashes like Leonard Little, who then went out and continued to drink and drive.
8:01 pm on March 19th, 2009
Donte Stallworth football career with the Cleveland Browns is probably over.
I've been a Cleveland Browns fan since the day the days of Bernie Kosar and this football team has had a curse hang hanging over for nearly 20 years.
8:09 pm on March 19th, 2009
put that scum in jail
8:17 pm on March 19th, 2009
I would like to know more facts about the unfortunate guy who was trying to cross the street. Was he crossing legally? Like at a crosswalk, or did he just try to bust across traffic on a busy street? Was Stallworth given any kind of ticket? Stallworth is in big trouble either way since he was legally drunk, but who knows, the accident may have been unavoidable, regardless of if he was drunk or sober.
8:41 pm on March 19th, 2009
how was it again he got off with ONLY 2 MONTHS in jail??
10:39 pm on March 19th, 2009
"Hope he learns something"….huh? he killed a man- it's over, he should be put in jail for a long time….learning something….what a ridiculous comment…he needs to learn how to sit in a jail cell for 10-20 years
9:57 am on March 20th, 2009
Stallworth was "grief-stricken" yeah right - about being caught not about the victim.
I get sick and tired of these black celebrities and what they do in public. Why couldn't he just shoot himself in the jock like Plaxico Burris did?
Really sick and tired of these blacks' antics. Hope he gets years of prison time for this. Don't just let him whine about addiction and get sent to treatment program and probation.
2:43 pm on March 20th, 2009
"learn something"? WHAT??? a guy is DEAD!!! time to learn ends when you get your license at 16 years old. stallworth is a grown man. he knows(should have at this point in his life) that what he did was wrong. end of story. now he has to pay for it. i feel bad, but it is his fault for being in this position.
hey donte, game over.