Chiefs large receiver Rashee Rice mentioned on Wednesday that he takes “full duty” for his half in a weekend incident involving dashing sports activities automobiles that induced a chain-reaction crash on a Dallas freeway.
Rice leased a Lamborghini SUV that police mentioned was dashing together with a Corvette on North Central Expressway on Saturday. The crash finally concerned six autos, police mentioned, and the occupants of the Lamborghini and Corvette left the scene with out offering data or figuring out whether or not anybody wanted medical consideration. 4 folks have been later handled for minor accidents ensuing from the crash.
“Immediately I met with Dallas PD investigators concerning Saturday’s accident. I take full duty personally on this matter and can proceed to cooperate with the mandatory authorities,” Rice wrote in a put up to his Instagram Story. “I sincerely apologize to everybody impacted in Saturday’s accident.”
An lawyer for Rice mentioned earlier this week that the NFL participant was cooperating with authorities however didn’t elaborate. The Chiefs additionally mentioned they have been conscious of the crash however declined further remark. Police haven’t launched any details about the opposite folks concerned within the wreck.
Rice leased the Lamborghini from The Traditional Way of life, mentioned Kyle Coker, an lawyer for the automotive rental firm. Below the phrases of the lease, Rice would have been the one particular person allowed to drive the car, which rents for about $1,750 a day and is value about $250,000.
Rice’s lawyer, Royce West, mentioned Rice “will take all needed steps to deal with this example responsibly.” West didn’t reply to questions and has not mentioned whether or not Rice was driving one of many autos.
Rice was born in Philadelphia however grew up within the Fort Price suburb of North Richland Hills. He performed faculty soccer at close by SMU, the place a breakout senior season in 2022 put the large receiver on the radar of NFL groups.
The Chiefs chosen him within the second spherical of final 12 months’s draft, and he shortly grew to become one of many solely reliable choices of their passing recreation as they gained their third Tremendous Bowl in 5 seasons.
