- Receiver leased Lamborghini involved in weekend incident
- Four people were left with minor injuries after crash
Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice said on Wednesday that he takes “full responsibility” for his part in a weekend incident involving speeding sports cars that caused a chain-reaction crash on a Dallas highway.
Rice leased a Lamborghini SUV that police said was speeding along with a Corvette on North Central Expressway on Saturday. The crash ultimately involved six vehicles, police said, and the occupants of the Lamborghini and Corvette left the scene without providing information or determining whether anyone needed medical attention. Four people were later treated for minor injuries resulting from the crash.
“Today I met with Dallas PD investigators regarding Saturday’s accident. I take full responsibility for my part in this matter and will continue to cooperate with the necessary authorities,” Rice wrote in a post to his Instagram Story. “I sincerely apologize to everyone impacted in Saturday’s accident.”
An attorney for Rice said earlier this week that the NFL player was cooperating with authorities but did not elaborate. The Chiefs also said they were aware of the crash but declined additional comment.
Police have not released any information about the other people involved in the wreck.
Rice leased the Lamborghini from The Classic Lifestyle, said Kyle Coker, an attorney for the car rental company. Under the terms of the lease, Rice would have been the only person allowed to drive the vehicle, which rents for about $1,750 a day and is worth about $250,000.
Rice’s attorney, Royce West, said Rice “will take all necessary steps to address this situation responsibly.” West did not respond to questions and has not said whether Rice was driving one of the vehicles.
Rice was born in Philadelphia but grew up in the Fort Worth suburb of North Richland Hills. He played college football at nearby SMU, where a breakout senior season in 2022 put the wide receiver on the radar of NFL teams.
The Chiefs selected him in the second round of last year’s draft, and he quickly became one of the only dependable options in their passing game as they won their third Super Bowl in five seasons.
