BREAKING!!! KC Chiefs’ Rashee Rice faces 8 charges after Dallas crash; arrest warrant issued
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice delivers a brief speech upon receiving the Mack Lee Hill Award during the 101 Awards ceremony at the Loews Hotel on Friday, March 22, 2024, in Kansas City. EMILY CURIEL ecuriel@kcstar.com Dallas police issued an arrest warrant for Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice on Wednesday in connection with a six-car freeway crash last month in that Texas city. Rice, 23, faces eight charges in the case, according to a Wednesday afternoon news release from the Dallas Police Department.
The charges include six counts of collision involving bodily injury, one count of aggravated assault and one count of collision involving serious bodily injury. The count of aggravated assault is a second-degree felony, while the count of collision involving serious bodily injury is a third-degree felony. Rice’s attorney, Texas state Sen. Royce West, told reporters last week the Chiefs receiver was driving a leased Lamborghini that, along with a Corvette that Rice reportedly owns, appeared to be racing and cause the March 30 crash on the North Central Expressway.
When asked about Rice’s situation on Wednesday, the Chiefs had no comment. The driver of the Corvette at the time of the collision is 21-year-old Theodore Knox, per the Dallas Police Department news release. He faces the same charges as Rice. Rice played football at SMU, and a Teddy Knox is listed on the Mustangs’ 2024 football roster.
The police department’s news release says the six passengers in the two cars will not face charges. The release also states that neither Rice nor Knox were yet in custody. The Star reported last week that 10.8 grams of marijuana were found in the Lamborghini had Rice had been driving at the time of the crash. A Chiefs playbook and a $16,500 check also were recovered from the scene. Rice — a North Richland Hills, Texas native — was the Chiefs’ second-round pick out of SMU in 2023. He led the team’s wide receivers with 79 catches for 938 yards and seven touchdowns last season while also contributing 26 postseason receptions, which set an NFL record for a rookie.
