Stallworth Suspended from NFL after DUI
Posted on Aug 20, 2009 2:59pm PDT
Cleveland Browns' wide receiver, Donte Stallworth, has been suspended for the remainder of the 2009 National Football League season. 28 year old Stallworth was placed on suspension after he killed a pedestrian while driving drunk. Rager Goodell, NFL Commissioner, told Stallworth that he would not be allowed to play this season and would not receive any pay because he violated the league's substance abuse and personal conduct policies for his criminal acts.
In a letter to Stallworth, Goodell wrote, "There is no question that your actions had tragic consequences to an innocent man and his family."
On March 14tth, Stallworth was drinking at a hotel bar near Miami Beach. He then decided to drive his Bentley while under the influence of alcohol. That day, he crashed into and killed 59 year old Mario Reyes, a Florida construction worker. When police arrived, they performed a breath test on Stallworth, who had a blood alcohol concentration of .126. In the state of Florida, the legal limit is 0.08.
This June, Stallworth pled guilty to manslaughter while driving under the influence. He was sentenced with 30 days of jail time, 2 years house arrest, 8 years of probation and 1,000 hours of community service.
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