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Donte Stallworth was headed eastbound toward the beach when he hit a 59-year-old man identified as Mario Reyes, who is believed to have worked at a nearby construction site. Reyes was taken to a nearby ER, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.
It is unclear if Reyes was crossing the street legally, or jaywalking, according to reports.
Donte Stallworth has been released, and charges are "pending the results of the investigation and blood tests." Hmmm. Police spokesman Juan Sanchez said that if the blood test:
"shows any signs of impairment -- either drugs or alcohol -- we will take action at that point."
This isn't the first time Donte Stallworth has been in the news regarding an auto incident.
In March of 2006, he was arrested after resisting arrest during a traffic stop. According to the arrest report, he was pulled over in (the same?) black Bentley for driving with an expired tag.
Donte Stallworth then handed Officer Erick Pagan his license and tried to drive off, refusing to exit of his car, shut off the engine or get off his cell phone.
In a pique of entitlement, which frequently occurs in incidents regarding celebs of any type, Donte Stallworth told the detectives that the incident was going to cost the policemen a lot of money and that he would have their jobs.
The Cleveland Browns released the following statement:
"We are aware of the incident involving Donte Stallworth and have been in contact with his representatives. We understand the seriousness of this situation, but will not have any further comment at this time as this is an ongoing investigation."
Posted March 14th, 2009 by Michael Santo
