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Stallworth Hits & Kills Pedestrian

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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth hit and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley Saturday morning on a busy causeway linking Miami and Miami Beach, police said.
Stallworth was headed toward the beach when he hit a 49-year-old man around 7 a.m., said Miami Beach police spokesman Juan Sanchez. The unidentified pedestrian was taken to a nearby trauma center, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later. He was near a crosswalk but it's not clear if he was crossing legally.
Stallworth, 28, was cooperating and no charges have been filed, Sanchez said. Officers drew blood to test for drugs or alcohol, which is routine, but police said it was too early to tell if Stallworth was impaired or violating traffic laws. Police would not say where he was coming from or where he was headed.
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You beat me to it this is sad only time will tell if he was drinking or on drugs at the time.
 
wouldnt be suprised if the guy didnt use the cross walk i see it all the time sometime people are bound to get hit
 
7 in the morning makes it seems kind of unlikely that he was influenced on anything, but you never know. But like dunta23 said a lot of people don't really use their head when crossing the street...
 
PROSECUTORS POISED TO CHARGE STALLWORTH WITH DUI
Posted by Mike Florio on March 14, 2009, 6:47 p.m.

As authorities in South Florida wait for the results of a blood draw performed on Browns receiver Donte’ Stallworth, a source with knowledge of the investigation tells us that prosecutors are preparing an indictment for DUI manslaughter, under the assumption that the results will show that Stallworth’s blood alcohol content exceeded the legal limit of 0.08 percent when he collided with a pedestrian, who later died.

Per the source, Stallworth admitted to drinking at least four Patrons and two Margaritas. A separate source called that information “basically right,” but added that Stallworth contends he had his last drink at midnight. The incident occurred after 7:00 a.m. local time.

We’re also told that Stallworth claimed in his statement to police that he saw the man crossing the street from a distance, and flashed the high beams and honked the horn of the Bentley he was driving. Apparently, there’s an issue as to whether Stallworth could have taken evasive action because of a barrier along the median.

We’re told that Stallworth is badly shaken by the news that the pedestrian had died.

And, frankly, he should be. Apart from the fact that he was involved in an accident that claimed a man’s life, Stallworth could be facing serious criminal liability, if the pending test reveals an impermissibly high concentration of alcohol in his blood.
 
pretty arrogant to honk the horn and hit the brights and then run over the dude. This won't end well for Stallworth at all.
 
Vinny said:
pretty arrogant to honk the horn and hit the brights and then run over the dude. This won't end well for Stallworth at all.
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See that's the thing that jumped out at me too. He honked his horn and flashed his bright lights. If he had time to do all that, shouldn't he have the time to hit his brakes?
 
Vinny said:
pretty arrogant to honk the horn and hit the brights and then run over the dude. This won't end well for Stallworth at all.
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Agree there. I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt but that part is pretty damning, with or without the toxicity test.
 
prosecutors are preparing an indictment for DUI manslaughter, under the assumption that the results will show that Stallworth’s blood alcohol content exceeded the legal limit
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So much for the your innocent until proven guilty part of the law. You know what happens who you ASSume right?

From a distance? 100 yards 200 yards? What is from a distance?

at 70 mph it is going to take approximately 1025 Feet to stop. That is with 1 second reaction time which is normal from what I was reading.

I have tried to find pics of the causeway but I have no idea what I am looking for, I will ask a friend who used to live that way what the speed limit is and how big of a road is it.

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You can find an article on stopping here.

http://www.ask.com/bar?q=Stopping+D...%3A//www.csgnetwork.com/stopdistinfo.html
 
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Specnatz said:
So much for the your innocent until proven guilty part of the law. You know what happens who you ASSume right?

From a distance? 100 yards 200 yards? What is from a distance?

at 70 mph it is going to take approximately 1025 Feet to stop. That is with 1 second reaction time which is normal from what I was reading.

I have tried to find pics of the causeway but I have no idea what I am looking for, I will ask a friend who used to live that way what the speed limit is and how big of a road is it.

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You can find an article on stopping here.

http://www.ask.com/bar?q=Stopping+D...%3A//www.csgnetwork.com/stopdistinfo.html
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Here is a sad article that relates more details about the victim. [LINK]

BTW, this causeway is a 6-lane thoroughfare with a curbed wide median with grass and planted palm trees, or concrete buttress divider. The outer lanes are wider to accomodate parked sightseers. The speed limit is 50 mph.
 
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CloakNNNdagger said:
Here is a sad article that relates more details about the victim. [LINK]

BTW, this causeway is a 6-lane thoroughfare with a curbed wide median with grass and planted palm trees, or concrete buttress divider. The outer lanes are wider to accomodate parked sightseers. The speed limit is 50 mph.
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OK how in the hell did he hit the guy; or more importantly how in the hell do you get hit by a car there unless you are trying to get hit?
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
Specnatz, I corrected the link in my initial post........sorry.
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I like how they bolded Past trouble making it seem like he is Pac-Man versus having a minor dispute with police in March of '06 and was not prosecuted, three Freaking years ago.

I am not defending Stallworth but the papers are portraying him in a bad way that is not fair and the Prosecuters are releasing stuff that puts him in a bad light without having all the facts.
 
Specnatz said:
I like how they bolded Past trouble making it seem like he is Pac-Man versus having a minor dispute with police in March of '06 and was not prosecuted, three Freaking years ago.

I am not defending Stallworth but the papers are portraying him in a bad way that is not fair and the Prosecuters are releasing stuff that puts him in a bad light without having all the facts.
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Guilty until proven innocent, its how the media like things...

Sounds like a terrible incident, I hope its nothing more than a tragic accident, but either way, someone has lost their life, and that is terrible, but there is no need to start a witch-hunt before the facts have even started to be revealed.
 
If this, indeed, is true, it certainly does not bode well for Stallworth :

Sunday’s edition, The Miami Herald reported that a witness to the crash said it appeared that Stallworth drove his Bentley around a stopped vehicle to beat a red light. “I think it looks like to the police that Stallworth wasn’t being careful, at the very least,” a source said.
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In Sunday’s edition, The Miami Herald reported that a witness to the crash said it appeared that Stallworth drove his Bentley around a stopped vehicle to beat a red light, fatally striking Reyes. “I think it looks like to the police that Stallworth wasn’t being careful, at the very least,” a source said.
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If he is trying to beat a red light, that means the light has not changed yet and the pedestrian is in the middle of the road when he should not be?

Am I reading that wrong?
 
Specnatz said:
If he is trying to beat a red light, that means the light has not changed yet and the pedestrian is in the middle of the road when he should not be?

Am I reading that wrong?
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Possibly.........if he was "trying" to beat the red light..........and didn't.
We'll just have to see.
 
REPORT: CHARGES COMING AGAINST STALLWORTH
Posted by Mike Florio on March 16, 2009, 12:52 p.m.

Apparently, it’s no longer a matter of “if” but “when” as to whether Browns receiver Donte’ Stallworth will be arrested in connection with the incident that claimed the life of a pedestrian in Miami on Saturday morning.

According to Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports, Stallworth is expected to face charges at some point.

Possible charges include driving under the influence, vehicular homicide, and reckless driving.

“The police seem pretty confident that they’re going to charge him,” a source with the NFL told Cole. “Even if he [is] clean, I think the police feel he’s going to be charged with something, regardless.”

We reported on Saturday that prosecutors are preparing to charge Stallworth with DUI manslaughter, if a blood sample shows an illegally high concentration of alcohol. Based, however, on our interpretation of Florida law, it might not matter whether Stallworth was drunk.

If he was driving in a reckless manner, the penalty will be the same.

Under Section 316.193(3)(c)(3)(b) of the Florida Statutes, DUI manslaughter is a second degree felony, which is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

Under Section 782.071(1)(a) of the Florida Statutes, vehicular homicide also is a second degree felony, again punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

Florida law defines “vehicular homicide” as “the killing of a human being, or the killing of a viable fetus by any injury to the mother, caused by the operation of a motor vehicle by another in a reckless manner likely to cause the death of, or great bodily harm to, another.”

That said, the case against Stallworth becomes much easier if his blood-alcohol concentration exceeded the legal limit. Still, even without evidence of driving under the influence, Stallworth could be facing serious legal consequences even if he was completely sober; as the Miami Herald reported on Sunday night, a witness claims that Stallworth pulled around a stopped car in an effort to get through a red light when the incident occurred.

[UPDATE: A member of the media points out that the Herald story containing the witness account that Stallworth pulled around another car and ran a red light has been removed from the story in which it appeared. Possibly, the Herald applies its “two source” policy to eyewitnesses, too.]

Bottom line? Stallworth was driving the car, and the car struck and killed a man. Absent persuasive evidence that Stallworth was doing nothing wrong — or that the pedestrian was blatantly jaywalking — Stallworth will soon be facing the fight of his life.
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Looks like we're still going to need some "unravelling" until a reasonable conclusion to this story occurs.
 
Specnatz said:
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OK how in the hell did he hit the guy; or more importantly how in the hell do you get hit by a car there unless you are trying to get hit?[/QUOTE]


More information was released by the Miami Herald. This accident did not occur in the middle of the causeway (where , had it, your question was appropriately raised), it occurred at one end of the causeway, where the victim was crossing the street to catch a bus home.

The Herald also revealed that the blood test results will probably be available at the end of the week.
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Miami Herald today reports:

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donté Stallworth was driving drunk -- blood alcohol tests showed he was over the legal limit -- last weekend when he struck and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley in Miami Beach, a source with knowledge of the investigation told The Miami Herald.

Miami Beach police would not confirm Stallworth had a blood alcohol above the legal limit.

''We have not released anything regarding the blood work,'' said Jenny Velazquez, a Miami Beach police spokeswoman. ``We're not confirming anything.''

WSVN-Fox reported Thursday afternoon that Stallwroth's blood alcohol level was .12. The legal limit is .08.
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Stallworth is going away for some jail time. Period. Nobody can kill an innocent man, while driving drunk nonetheless, and get something minor like house arrest. He took a man's life.

(Sigh)

I hope I never fall into the trap of making such a bad decision. Lord knows I did stuff like that a long, long time ago when I was in college. And it's not just an alcohol thing. What about someone texting while driving? What about bending down to grab a 32 oz. cup of Dr. Pepper, or to grab something off your car floor, and you dang sure didn't see the last 50 feet that you traveled during that time?

The rookie symposium on avoiding jail time and negative publicity is not doing a good job. There needs to be remedial courses for the few who think they are 10-feet tall and bullet-proof. And it's not a black/white thing, either. Jeff Reed needs that class. Mike Vanderjacht (kicker from Indy) needed that class.

They ought to do a simulation for those who get into minor trouble (drunk and beating up a towel machine, for example), where a policeman arrests them, books them, and they have fake journalists who crowd them down at the station shoving mics into their faces. Make 'em sit in solitary confinement over night, and bring them a fake/fabricated newspaper the next day that has an article about their trial, lost endorsements, salary, life, freedom, etc.

The same thing with teenage boys and girls. Want them to abstain from sex? Make them work in pre-school for three months, all day long, where they have to clean noses, change poopie diapers, put up with the kids' whining and crying, temper tantrums, and preparing their meals, cleaning up after them, every day for 3 months. I know a lot of boys and girls who wouldn't see casual sex the same way again.

But the normal rookie "Hey, don't screw up" symposium? Not so sure it's cutting the mustard. And I realize that maybe there's a larger number of rookies that DO get their heads screwed on a bit better via the rookie "Hey, don't waste your opportunity" symposium. But still...I say grab the minor offenders and run them through the ringer a little.
 
He won't be in jail for very long, using Leonard Little as a measuring stick. Little killed a woman while driving drunk and got 90 days in jail.
 
So what is the jail time for vehicular homicide/DUI ? 10...15...20 years?
 
Hoth-Boy said:
He won't be in jail for very long, using Leonard Little as a measuring stick. Little killed a woman while driving drunk and got 90 days in jail.
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I have never heard this before, that's just downright disgusting. How does someone get off that easy? If it was you or I we would be locked for at least a decade.
 
Like Hoth-Boy said, if anything like Little, could be just 3 months...


lame. I believe it should be a decade minimum.
 
Hardcore Texan said:
I have never heard this before, that's just downright disgusting. How does someone get off that easy? If it was you or I we would be locked for at least a decade.
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What would you say if I told you that 6 years later he was arrested again on suspicion of drunk driving and speeding?










Don't get too worked up, he was acquitted of the second DWI.
 
scourge said:
Like Hoth-Boy said, if anything like Little, could be just 3 months...


lame. I believe it should be a decade minimum.
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Six years later, after the involuntary manslaughter conviction was wiped from his record, Little was again arrested for drunk driving.
 
scourge said:
Like Hoth-Boy said, if anything like Little, could be just 3 months...


lame. I believe it should be a decade minimum.
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Hopefully, the more lax vehicular homicide laws in California accounted in part:


If felony DUI vehicular manslaughter (but without gross negligence) is found, the sentence can be up to four years in state prison. If felony DUI vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence is found, the court can impose up to 10 years state prison. Substantial drivers license suspensions may also be imposed.
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USA TODAY:

"That has not been released or confirmed by us," Miami Beach detective Juan Sanchez told the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. "They went with that story without confirming it with us.''

Sanchez told the Plain-Dealer that toxicology results are due on Friday. He added, "We will not be releasing those results until we make an arrest."

Am I reading this right? What kind of official statement is this?????:mcnugget:
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
USA TODAY:

"That has not been released or confirmed by us," Miami Beach detective Juan Sanchez told the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. "They went with that story without confirming it with us.''

Sanchez told the Plain-Dealer that toxicology results are due on Friday. He added, "We will not be releasing those results until we make an arrest."

Am I reading this right? What kind of official statement is this?????:mcnugget:
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Did you notice he said UNTIL and not UNLESS?...OOPS!
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
Great......and you??????

BTW, on that 2nd DUI acquital, he was still convicted of SPEEDING (misdemeanor)...........bet that turned him around.:mcnugget:
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:spit: I'm sure that misdemeanor speeding conviction put him on the straight and narrow.

Doing fine and certainly much better than I was yesterday on National Hangover Day. :tiphat:
 
Hoth-Boy said:
What's Californa laws got to do with Little?

Little was pulled over both times in St Louis, Missouri.
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Little must have pled down........because he was convicted only of involuntary manslaughter (not vehicular homicide), which in Kansas City, Mo. where I grew up, carries only up to 12 months of jail time.
 
Hoth-Boy said:
He won't be in jail for very long, using Leonard Little as a measuring stick. Little killed a woman while driving drunk and got 90 days in jail.
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You guys are forgetting something else. Little hit and killed the wife of a photographer who covers the Rams. The man kept his job and was taking photos of the guy who killed his wife only months after it happened. His reasoning was something to the effect of why should I let him take my job as well. The man also lost his 7 year old daughter in a car crash in 1980.

Little ran a red light at 46 mph and had a blood alcohol level of .19!! Over twice the legal limit.
 
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