Car driven by former Vol Stallworth, hits, kills man

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VolNC2316 said:
I saw this on ESPN NFL....

"A Miami Beach police report said that Reyes was not in a crosswalk on busy MacArthur Causeway when he was struck by the black 2005 Bentley luxury car driven by Stallworth. The construction crane operator was trying to catch a bus home after finishing his shift around 7:15 a.m."

I don't see where it says he was "jaywalking" either....
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In the road sans crosswalk = jaywalking. They probably just didn't want to accuse a dead man of a misdemeanor.
 
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bburger991 said:
The man who died is just as much as at fault though.

Everything I've read even says that Stallworth was honking and flashing his lights, because he couldn't get in any other lane and didn't have enough time to stop.

I mean, he shouldn't have been driving drunk anyways, but it isn't all his fault.
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When sober, your eyes flick from point to point 4-5 times per second as you gather information about the road and traffic. The more you drink, the fewer times per second your eyes move, so you're collecting less information about what's going on around you and you're more likely to miss something important that could keep you out of a crash. The drunker you get, the more you develop a sort of "tunnel vision" where you only detect cues in the middle of your visual field and miss the cues at the edges of your field of view.

In Stallworth's case, he was well above the legal limit.
 
#211
#211
its sad so many ut players get in trouble like this
stallworth and henry just always seem to get themselves in trouble with the law
 
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Yep, this is a REAL bummer. A former ball teammate of mine is a medical "scope" salesman in Miami. He also, on the side, DJ's at the big clubs and is very much in with the hip, young Miami crowd. He said that this would REALLY suck if you knew him. They are quite close and My freind says that he is one of the most down-to-earth, solid people that you could know. Word is that it was an unavoidable accident and NOT an example of Stallworth being an out of control party hound. Look, I HATE for people to get behind the wheel while stoned....do I think his Blood Alc Lev meant he was that?....NO. I'd say whatever kept him up and out all night probably had a much bigger effect on his focus. Heck, I'd venture to say that at least half of the people on this board do..or have done that. The good news is that people don't step off the curb at the last second that had just worked an all night construction job. Remember, that is a wholy different environment with lots of sleep depervation to go around. This appears to be a classic case of bad providence/karma. I hate it for the kid and I'm certainly sick about a family that lost a Dad/husband/father.
P.S. the bottom line is he screwed up or just plain 'ole had bad luck. It makes no difference to the family that lost a loved one. Everything I just conveyed is hear-say. I'm just saying that this very well could have been unavoidable and we should all think about the "what-ifs" before we get behind a wheel. My opinion is that the accident would have occured anyway, but a bad decision, not a true liable situation, may end this very amicable kids career and effectively his life as he knows it. The tragedy is that TWO men may have lost their life. It could very well have been unavoidable providence. I am certainly sure that D.S. will carry this until he, too, dies.
 
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He has a good lawyer... obviously not lawgator

According to Florida’s DUI manslaughter law, there are exceptions under what is called “causation” of an accident. In short, someone who is driving drunk and causes an accident is not necessarily responsible if the other party did something to contribute to the accident. Florida statute 316.119 was changed in the 1980s to reflect that after a state Supreme Court judge ruled that the state’s previous strict liability standard on drunken drivers was essentially unfair
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Stallworth may get break on manslaughter charge - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
 
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Did not know about that law, but everyone and their mother knew Stallworth's lawyer would hammer home the fact that the victim was out of the crosswalk.
 
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This is good news for stallworth. From what I have read in the South Florida news papers Stallworth was just beyond the legal limits for a DUI and did not leave the seen. He appeared very aware of his actions and not drunk when the accident occured. I his for his sake he learns to use a taxi under any circumstance. He can certainly afford the fair. As I tell all of my clients a 40 dollar taxi ride is alot less expensive than $350 an hour for a good attorney in South Florida.
 
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Stallworth's got top attorneys who know every loophole in the Florida law and are probably well connected with the judges---he'll get off with probation, hopefully in time for fall camp.
 
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This inspired me to never drive at all even remotely tipsy. It's the Jaywalkers fault, but Stallworth might fall for it. The guy was jaywalking across a 6-lane causeway. What an idiot.
 
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Sorry, I probably shouldn't call a dead guy an idiot. It's tragic. It was foolish, not idiotic.
 
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My uncle had a similar case in Florida. Driving drunk and hit a car killing the infant inside. The court ruled it wasn't completely his fault because the parents had the infant in their lap in the front seat as opposed to the child being in a car seat in the rear. He got one year in jail. Not only that, but he was allowed to leave the jail every day to go to work. I wonder if that had anything to do with him working for the state?
 
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