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Talk about dragging this on

Posted on March 25, 2009 at 04:14 PM.

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If you can flash your lights why couldnt you slow down or stop??? I now we are not there but since it is a beach, most beaches are kind of crowded with Pedestrians so slow down..??? Funny they still have not had a conclusive drug test finding as of yet...BULL a REGULAR PERSON WOULD HAVE HAD THEIR pre trial hearing

MIAMI -- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth said he flashed his car's headlights to warn a pedestrian before fatally striking a man in Miami Beach last month, according to a report released by police.
The report released Tuesday also said the pedestrian, 59-year-old Mario Reyes, wasn't in a crosswalk when Stallworth's Bentley hit him.
According to the report, Stallworth told officers he flashed his lights to try to warn Reyes, a construction crane operator who was rushing to catch a bus after getting off work around 7:15 a.m. March 14.
Police said Stallworth was driving about 50 mph in a 40 mph zone. They are investigating whether alcohol played a role in the accident. No charges have been filed against Stallworth pending the outcome of blood tests.
A police diagram shows that Reyes was hit in the far left lane of the six-lane MacArthur Causeway -- not in a nearby crosswalk. Stallworth stopped a few feet away.
Police also released calls from three people who dialed 911 that morning.
The first, a woman, said, "There's a man laying in the middle of the road." The dispatcher asked for her location and a description of the victim.
Then the woman blurted: "He's dead. He's dead ... He was just laying in the middle of the road. I think he's dead."
When the dispatcher asked what happened, the woman said, "I don't know, I don't know, he's just lying in the middle of the road."
None of the callers apparently witnessed the accident. One man, saying he was on his way to work, said he "heard a hit" and then saw Reyes lying in the roadway. A few moments later, a police officer arrived.
Stallworth's attorney declined comment Tuesday but has said his client is cooperating with police. Stallworth last week released a statement saying he was "grief stricken" over the accident.
Stallworth signed a seven-year, $35 million contract with the Browns before last season but was injured most of the year. He was scheduled to receive a $4.75 million signing bonus the day before the accident. Before that, he played for New England, Philadelphia and New Orleans in the NFL and in college for Tennessee.

Apparently he was a construction worker crane etc..And might have been in the street probably jaywalking..But the car has the advantage so it should stop or atleast try to avoid the ped.,.I am sure many of us have come across the crazy jaywalker or someone who just goes across traffic..But we do not run them over..Maybe curse them out or blow the hron repeatedly but not commit vehicular manslaughter.

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# 1 facXtor160 @ Mar 25

I hear you. This does not look good for Stallworth at all. He has screwed himself, the Browns, and the city of Cleveland royally. He makes on of money, wouldn't you think these athletes could afford to pay someone to drive them around?