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..
Originally Posted by KobesPilot:
leaving the scene is not it’s own charge, it’s just part of the test to see if the criteria is met for the other charges brought against him.
Sec. 22.02. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. (a) A person commits an offense if the person commits assault as defined in >Sec. 22.01 and the person:
(1) causes serious bodily injury to another, including the person's spouse; or
(2) uses or exhibits a deadly weapon during the commission of the assault.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree
So at least one 2nd degree felony charge, that's bad.
Per TRANSP § 550.021 it looks like the collision causing serious bodily injury is the charge that's tied to him having left the scene, which is to be a third degree felony. The other six counts could go either way.
Originally Posted by staylor26:
I think he's letting the drama queens on CP and in the national media (Florio's of the world) cloud his judgement.
I guess. I mean, sure there’s a lot of uncertainty here. And it’s not like the NFL is known for being consistent about anything other than being inconsistent.
But I would be shocked if Rice doesn’t play at all this season. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
I would buy this more if not for, I don’t know, Jalen Carter?
Dude was doing the same stuff as Rice and the friends he was racing died horridly while he drove away. Still got drafted in the 1st. No suspension.
Carter didn't crash his car into innocent people or crash at all. I don't remember all the details of that incident but I think the other car just wrecked with no contact from Carters car. So it's not really the same. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
I guess. I mean, sure there’s a lot of uncertainty here. And it’s not like the NFL is known for being consistent about anything other than being inconsistent.
But I would be shocked if Rice doesn’t play at all this season.
It would be the most ridiculous, arbitrary, and absurd punishment in NFL history if it came down to that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
It would be the most ridiculous, arbitrary, and absurd punishment in NFL history if it came down to that.
Yeah, can’t disagree.
And while I kind of expect a more serious punishment from Goodell, to make a statement, I don’t expect even an 8-game suspension. Even 6 feels a little much, considering no one died or was permanently injured. [Reply]
I hesitate to make this call — but the Kansas City Chiefs must seriously consider cutting ties with wide receiver Rashee Rice. The team’s 2023 second-round draft pick out of Southern Methodist University should be traded or released. https://t.co/9BCRPjTFld
