Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice has been accused of showing little remorse or accountability for the terrible accident he caused a year ago.
Rice was involved in a multi-vehicle hit-and-run incident in Dallas and he is still waiting for eight criminal charges against him to be presented to a Dallas County grand jury. That will decide whether the case against him ends or continues.
The victims, and Rice himself, are essentially in limbo until that happens as there is no indictment or bill against him. The victims have purused legal action against Rice and one lawyer involved said his stature and counsel’s position in state politics had ‘undue influence’ over the proceedings.
Kyler Coker, who represents the company that rented out one of the totaled cars in the accident, blamed the delay on the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.
“If this was any other person other than a football player who retained a state senator, then this would’ve gone very different,” Coker said. “I don’t want everybody to forget about it, and I don’t wanna let the guy off.”
How did the crash unfold?
The crash in question happened when two cars were speeding on the expressway and lost control, which led to four more vehicles being hit. Six people fled the two cars and Rice was identified as one driver, with the other being SMU cornerback Teddy Knox.
Four people sustained minor injuries in the crash and on April 3, Rice apologized to the injured parties and took responsibility for the accident. Rice‘s attorney also said the Chiefs star would ‘do anything in his power’ to bring normalcy back to the victims’ lives.
“Mr. Rice has offered absolutely nothing to make amends,’ said Marc Lenahan, attorney for an Uber passenger injured in the crash. “Mr. Rice has apologized, but his lack of actions to match leaves in doubt whether that is sincere or a manipulative and cynical ploy.”
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