A few months ago, the professional football star Donte Stallworth was arrested for DUI Manslaughter after a fatal car accident with a pedestrian in Miami Beach. Stallworth, who is a wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, had reportedly been partying through the night at South Beach hot spots. Early in the morning, around 7:00 a.m., Stallworth left.
On his way across a causeway leading inland towards Miami, Stallworth's vehicle struck a pedestrian who was crossing the street. The pedestrian was Mario Reyes, 59, who was killed in the accident. Reyes was a longtime Miami resident who was survived by his wife and their teenaged daughter. He had been hurrying to catch the bus home after working an all night crane-operating job at a construction site, getting off work at approximately 7:00.
Stallworth was examined by officers at the scene of the accident. He reportedly blew a breathalyzer breath alcohol concentration test result of about 0.12 percent, which is 1.5 times the concentration of alcohol in the bloodstream that Florida law presumes indicates intoxication for DUI purposes. Stallworth has been cooperating with law enforcement officials in the investigation. He was charged with DUI Manslaughter, but is widely expected to argue that Reyes contributed to the accident as well. In fact, Stallworth told police officers at the scene of the accident that Reyes was not in a crosswalk and that he attempted to warn Reyes by flashing his lights at the pedestrian.
Stallworth is 28 years old and has been freed on a bond of $200,000. The judge has not yet set a date for his trial. He pleaded not guilty this week to the DUI Manslaughter charge. As a condition of his release, Stallworth is not permitted to consume alcohol or drive a motor vehicle as he awaits trial.
If you have been charged with DUI or DUI Manslaughter, contact the Miami DUI attorneys at Musca Law as soon as possible.
