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It’s only “speculation” because he ran away like a coward. If he had stuck around like he should have, there wouldn’t be any “speculation”.
I will say this though with 100% conviction, insurance companies won't go easy on this. If Rice is the only one legally insured for this he's going to owe a fortune with this accident - likely more than his rookie contract.
Yeah, insurance companies don’t get rich being nice guys about claims.
Laws are put in place specifically for fleeing a scene to try to prevent this from happening. Add in a multi-car crash on a highway and you tell me how it looks?
Hope Rice read the fine print.
Most people don’t so I have my doubts. I’m sure the rental company is thrilled that their high end vehicle was F ed up and abandoned on the side of the road. They will probably just let it slide, right?
What’s known is he fled the scene of an accident his car caused which also resulted in injuries, which is against the law and it is not a good look on his part. All we’re left with beyond that are theories, and I can’t think of a good reason why he’d leave the scene apart from knowing he did something wrong and panicked. Theories are all we have in the absence of facts, like them or not, until more of those facts come to light.
I think they have to "catch him behind the wheel" to determine if a BAC or Operating Vehicle under influence / Impaired can be tested.
OK, but it’s now 2 1/2 days later and some of the potential facts such as sobriety are changed. If he was drinking or high, what were the levels at the time of the accident? Will never be known now because he ran away.
There are two types of people, one that man-up and take account for their actions. One that would stick around the scene to ensure everyone was ok, especially in a multi-car accident THEY caused.
And leave your Corvette and rental just sitting on the side of a highway? Hard to believe even the biggest idiots would think that’s OK and something to figure out later.
like many have said....unfortunately leaving the scene may have been the smartest decision these guys made....Rice included....they get to sit back for a bit....lawyer up ahead of time and decide how they can control at least some of the narrative....they don't have that option if they stay....and Rice is probably in the financial bracket where leaving those wrecked vehicles there isn't really a concern.....and yeah, can be figured out later....
I've been thinking about this more and the reason why I think the NFL should lay the hammer to Rice, whether driving or not, whether legal or not, is that he had no regard for human life. I'm not even talking about the reckless action of what caused the wreck, but leaving the scene without seeing if everyone was alright shows a reckless disregard for human life. Does the NFL want this to be an example of what it wants to represent their product? They need to set an example to other players they will not put up with that kind of behavior. To me, leaving the scene without caring about the health of those the accident that he was a part of caused, was the worse thing he could have done. If the NFL doesn't come down hard on him, then they are showing the world they don't care to set an example for all their players.
Smart because he was drunk or high and now has the booze or drugs out of his system?
while I agree with much of this....when it comes to the bolded.....you could probably come up with a pretty long list of other examples and ask the same question...
yep....never said I agreed with the decision.....but I could see why one might make it....especially if I had something to "hide"....but now it will be up to others to figure out what I may have been "hiding"....unless I decide to admit it....Smart because he was drunk or high and now has the booze or drugs out of his system?
Not a cynical person, but if he wasn’t driving, he could have immediately controlled the narrative by sticking around. If he was driving but not drunk or high, he could have stayed and people (myself included) would have gone with the narrative that it was a stupid mistake and fortunately nobody got hurt. Move on. But he left and if you are saying he actually thought about the strategy of leaving, it wasn’t a spur of the moment mistake. His lawyer claiming his thoughts are with the victims of the accident is just insulting. His thoughts are with himself clearly.
Toast.
Oh there is a laundry list including but not limited to
This seems extreme, considering how the NFL has handled much worse situations in the past.
Things need to change in the NFL and NBA........those two leagues IMO are far too loose on stuff like this.
The other elephant in the room is that we also immediately consider "how good are they?" (talent wise). It would be nice if that didn't matter.
I agree with the sentiment. But between those 2 leagues it seems the only changes that are being made are the ones that generate more cash for each respective league.
Yeah.....the double standard for stars vs JAG’s.....it's insane man. Brutally appalling.
1000% agree.
For better or worse … cash is king all over.
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She’s seems like she had a pretty good grasp of the situation. Didn’t embellish anything and stuck to the facts.
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Based on the video, Rice seems to be the driver of the Lambo. We clearly see 3 guys exit - 2 from the front passenger and 1 from the back passenger - as you said, he is the second one to exit from the front. But, the female witness said there were 5 guys. He could've been in either car, right?
One of the guys did, hahahaSwitch shirts
The first useful information since the news broke was your break down. So with 5 guys now involved do you have any idea where Rice was now?
Yep, one just left earlier.
I'm not sure what you are trying to get at. Just say it or don't say anything at all. Rice was involved, he was one of the 5 - you can see it in the video.
If it was 5 guys I'm guessing he was somewhere eating a hamburger.
Lots of speculation that usually leads to nothing. Winz breaking down the video actually helped with knowing what vehicle he was in and what vehicle he definitely wasn't driving.
Rice was 100% in the Lambo, not the Corvette. But based on the video of when each person exited the Lambo, he may very well have been the driver. I am sure his lawyer will say he was a passenger.
I didn't know if since there was 5 now instead of 4 if him being second out meant he may not be that driver.
Except he climbed out of the front passenger side AFTER another person did so unless someone was driving from the backseat, Rice was driving.
They better be careful if they start saying he wasn’t driving if he was. Everyone has a cell phone and video may be still out there. Being caught lying would make this even worse.
Plea agreement shouldn’t matter to the NFL commissioner on this one.
