Rashee Rice Investigation Takes An Interesting Turn With Chiefs WR’s Latest Move After Supposedly Causing 6-Vehicle Crash During Street Race In Dallas
Rashee Rice has taken a pretty serious step following the weekend’s developments.The Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver is coming off a productive season that ended up in a Super Bowl win, but he may have landed himself in trouble with the law.
According to the Dallas Morning News, police are searching for the wideout as a vehicle believed to be registered or leased to him was involved in a crash that left persons hospitalized.
A Dallas police spokeswoman told said publication that a driver in a Chevrolet Corvette and one in a Lamborghini were speeding on the 75 Central Expressway near Lover’s Lane around 6:20 PM on Saturday before they both lost control of their vehicles. The Lamborghini hit the median wall, resulting in “a chain reaction collision involving four other vehicles.”
The drivers are said to have run from the scene of the crash, with camera footage showing one of the men bearing Rice’s resemblance. Four people suffered minor injuries, two of which were hospitalized.
It wasn’t clear whether the Chiefs pass catcher was facing charges as of Sunday. However, according to Josina Anderson of CBS Sports, he has retained counsel.
“I’m told #Chiefs WR Rashee Rice has retained counsel, per source. Separately, a release on the incident is expected sometime tomorrow,” she shared to X on Sunday night.
The level of the player’s involvement in the accident is not clear. He had not appeared in Dallas County jail records as of Sunday morning.
Rashee Rice Was The Chiefs’ Top Wide Receiver Last Season
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 05: Rashee Rice #4 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates an 11 yard touchdown in the first quarter with Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs during the NFL match between Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs at Deutsche Bank Park on November 05, 2023 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
Rashee Rice was the top wide receiver for the Chiefs last season. The 23-year-old finished second in receptions with 79 and second in receiving yards with 938 – he was behind only Travis Kelce in both departments.
Rice also led the team in touchdown catches with seven, registering 26 catches and 262 yards in the playoffs en route to the team’s second successive Super Bowl.
