Stallworth Charged, Could Face Up To 15 Years

Donte Stallworth of the Cleveland Browns was charged with killing a pedestrian last month while driving drunk after a night out in a South Beach nightspot.

An arrest warrant charging Stallworth, 28, with DUI manslaughter was filed in the March 14 accident that killed 59-year-old Mario Reyes. If convicted, Stallworth would face up to 15 years in prison.

Stallworth's blood-alcohol level after the crash was .126, well above Florida's legal limit of .08, according to results of a blood test. Stallworth will also be charged with DUI, which carries a possible six-month sentence plus fines and community service for first offenders.

"Whenever a deadly accident occurs and a driver is impaired, families suffer," said Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle in a statement. "I can only repeat this message over and over: If you are going to drink, don't drive."

Stallworth, is expected to surrender in court Thursday, has said publicly that he is "grief-stricken" over the accident. Prosecutors said they will ask that he be released on $200,000 bail.

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