Current:Home > ContactWhat to know about Rashee Rice, Chiefs WR facing charges for role in serious crash -RiseUp Capital Academy
What to know about Rashee Rice, Chiefs WR facing charges for role in serious crash
View
Date:2025-04-18 05:49:33
Rashee Rice, the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver who surrendered to police Thursday for his role in a multi-car crash on the North Central Expressway in Dallas, is facing several charges including one second-degree felony that could be punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000.
Here's what you need to know about the 23-year-old who was released on bond just a day after charges were filed Wednesday.
What did Rashee Rice do?
Police said Rice, driving a Lamborghini, was racing with another driver on a Dallas expressway March 30. An investigation determined both drivers lost control and caused a “chain reaction collision involving four other vehicles."
As a result of the crash, two people were treated on the scene for minor injuries while two passengers from another vehicle were taken to a local hospital for injuries.
NFL DRAFT HUB: Latest NFL Draft mock drafts, news, live picks, grades and analysis.
Rice was given 24 hours to surrender to police after charges were filed. He turned himself in Thursday and was booked at the Glenn Heights (Texas) Police Department and subsequently taken to DeSoto Jail before being released on bond. WFAA-TV reported his total bond was $40,000.
What are the charges against Rashee Rice?
Rice is facing eight total charges. Among them are six counts of collision involving bodily injury, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and one count of aggravated assault, according to Dallas police.
The latter charge is the most serious, as it is a second-degree felony that could carry a five-figure fine along with up to two decades in prison.
More:Chiefs' Rashee Rice faces aggravated assault, seven more charges over multi-car crash
Who is the other driver involved with Rashee Rice?
The other driver, who police said was driving a Corvette, was SMU cornerback Teddy Knox. In addition to facing the same eight charges as Rice, Knox was suspended from the Mustangs' football program.
"SMU has been notified by Dallas Police of an arrest warrant for Theodore 'Teddy' Knox, a student-athlete on the Mustang football team. Knox has been suspended from the team," the program said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports. "SMU takes these allegations seriously. Federal student privacy laws prevent the University from discussing details involving student disciplinary proceedings."
Will the NFL suspend Rashee Rice?
Rice could be disciplined under the NFL's personal conduct policy, but the league has been quiet thus far. The Chiefs have also not commented on Rice's status.
A second-round draft pick by the Chiefs in 2023, Rice totaled 79 catches for 938 yards to go along with seven touchdowns during his rookie season.
veryGood! (47)
Related
- SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
- All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
- Could your smelly farts help science?
- The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
- Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
- The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
- Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military
- New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US
Ranking
- Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
- Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
Recommendation
Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence