Cleveland Brown Wide Receiver Donte Stallworth Charged with DUI Manslaughter
DUI manslaughter charges were filed yesterday in Dade County Circuit Court against Cleveland Brown’s wide receiver Donte Stallworth in connection with the death of Mario Reyes. Stallworth appeared before Circuit Court Judge Dennis Murphy today. Stallworth was released on a $200,000.00 surety bond. Stallworth is scheduled for an arraignment hearing on April 23, 2009 at 9:00 am. Reyes was struck and killed earlier this month by a motor vehicle being operated by Stallworth. Stallworth allegedly had a BAC of .126 at the time of the accident. If convicted, Stallworth could be sentenced up to 15 years in prison. However, Stallworth’s defense attorneys presumably have accident reconstruction experts looking at the issue of whether Stallworth’s alleged intoxication was a factor in the accident. It may very well turn out that Stallworth could not have been able to avoid striking Reyes –who was attempting to catch a bus home from work at the time of the accident- even if he had been stone sober. The charges pending are merely allegations and Stallworth is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
