DALLAS — A crash report from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) obtained by WFAA has shined a light on what triggered the multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 75 in Dallas in late March involving Kansas City wide receiver Rashee Rice and SMU cornerback Teddy Knox.
In the report, investigators said Rice, 23, was speeding in a Lamborghini on the left shoulder of the road when the vehicle was struck by the Corvette that Knox, 21, was driving. Knox had attempted to move from the far-left lane into the shoulder that Rice's car occupied, the report says.
The collision caused Rice's car to hit the center median wall and began a "counter clockwise rotation," which then started the six-car crash on the highway with a total of eight people involved, including two children.
Police said both Rice's Lamborghini and Knox's Corvette were traveling over 115 miles per hour just before the crash.
“The top speed prior to impact for unit #1 (Rice) was 119 miles per hour and the top speed for unit #2 (Knox) was 116 miles per hour”, the crash report said.
Both Rice and Knox face eight felony charges in connection to the crash – six counts of collision involving bodily injury, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury, and one count of aggravated assault, according to the warrant. All of the charges are felonies.
Collision involving injury carries a penalty of imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for up to five years or confinement in the county jail for up to one year, a fine of up to $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 up to 10 years or less than 2 years. Aggravated assault – a second-degree felony – is punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
The report comes as two people who were injured in the crash have sued Rice and Knox for over $10 million, alleging they suffered multiple injuries, including brain trauma, lacerations and contusions, disfigurement and internal bleeding.
Rice, who went to SMU before getting drafted by the Chiefs, grew up in North Richland Hills in Tarrant County. Chiefs coach Andy Reid on Monday said that Rice would participate in the team's voluntary offseason program beginning this week.
Knox, a junior cornerback from Baton Rouge, La., has been suspended by SMU, the school told WFAA.
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