Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl winner Rashee Rice surrendered to police in Dallas after an arrest warrant was issued Wednesday night for causing a multi-vehicle crash in Dallas in March.
Rice surrendered to Glenn Heights police and was taken to DeSoto Regional Jail, according to NBC. The 23-year-old faces eight charges in total: six counts of collision resulting in bodily injury, one count of collision resulting in serious bodily injury and one count of aggravated assault.
Josina Anderson of CBS Sports reported that Rice had planned to turn himself in and that that process was ending. Rice crashed his Lamborghini on a Dallas highway and police suspect he was racing.
Arrest warrants also were issued for Theodore Knox, 21, who was driving the other speeding sports car, a Corvette, police said. Police said arrest warrants were issued for Knox on one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision with serious bodily injury and six counts of collision with injury.
Police said the passengers of two speeding sports cars that left the scene will not be charged and that Rice and Knox were not currently in custody.
Kansas City Chiefs star Rashee Rice has turned himself in to police after his car accident in Dallas.
Dashcam footage of the crash shows when the Super Bowl winner crashed on Saturday
Last week, Rice published a statement on social media taking responsibility for what happened.
“Today I met with investigators from the Dallas Police Department regarding Saturday’s accident,” Rice said in his statement.
‘I take full responsibility for my part in this matter and will continue to cooperate with the necessary authorities. “I sincerely apologize to everyone affected by Saturday’s accident.”
Police suspected Rice was racing the Corvette at the time of the collision. They previously said the drivers of the Corvette and Lamborghini were speeding in the left lane when they lost control and the Lamborghini traveled onto the shoulder and hit the center median wall, causing the pileup.
After the accident occurred, three men, including Rice, were filmed walking away from the wreckage without stopping.
The police report revealed that 10.8 grams of marijuana were found in the vehicle Rice’s attorney confirmed he was driving.
In Texas, possession of up to two ounces of marijuana is a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $2,000.
Rice, 23, said in a statement last week that he takes responsibility for the accident.
Wide receiver Rice, photographed in action for the Chiefs last season, grew up in Fort Worth, Texas.
“We continue to monitor developments in the matter,” NFL chief spokesman Brian McCarthy was quoted as saying by Pro Football Talk after Wednesday night’s events.
Chiefs president Mark Donovan said the organization will act accordingly once the facts are established.
“In all of these situations you have to wait until you have all the facts and, frankly, we don’t have all of them at this point,” Donovan said.
‘The only comforting information we have is that there was a multi-car accident in Texas, in Dallas. And fortunately, it doesn’t look like anyone was hurt and we should be grateful for that.’
Rice was born in Philadelphia but grew up in the North Richland Hills suburb of Fort Worth, Texas. He played college football at nearby Southern Methodist University, where a standout senior season in 2022 put the wide receiver on the radar of NFL teams.
The Chiefs selected him in the second round of last year’s draft and he quickly became one of the only reliable options in their passing game.
He had 79 receptions and 938 yards with a team-leading seven touchdown receptions in 16 games (eight starts) after being selected by Kansas City in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
He also had 26 receptions for 262 yards and a touchdown in four playoff games to help the Chiefs secure their second straight Super Bowl title.
He set a franchise rookie playoff record with 130 receiving yards in January’s 26-7 playoff victory over the Miami Dolphins, earning high praise from Travis Kelce.
“I’m proud of him,” Kelce said. “I think he’s come a long way and I think he’s still coming up as a player in this offense. It’s been fun to see him rise to the occasion and really catapult us in a lot of ways, both in the passing game and the running game.” .