Cleveland Browns’ wide receiver Donte Stallworth hit and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley on Saturday morning in Miami while driving to the beach.
Stallworth was headed toward the beach when he hit Mario Reyes, 59, around 7 a.m., said Miami Beach police spokesman Juan Sanchez. Reyes 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. Sanchez said results from the test could take anywhere from three days to three weeks.
Police would not say where Stallworth was coming from or where he was headed, and Sanchez didn’t have anymore information about Reyes.
Miami-Dade County property records show Stallworth owns two condos in a building on Biscayne Boulevard in Miami not far from the causeway and another condo in a different building in Miami.
Stallworth will be prosecuted regardless, but a DUI charge would obviously come with serious consequences.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the victim’s family.
Update: Stallworth will eventually be charged, but for what is still undetermined at this point.
