Everett pleads guilty to reduced charge in crash

ASHBURN, Va. — Former Washington Commanders security Deshazor Everett pleaded responsible Wednesday to a diminished cost of reckless driving for his function in a December crash that killed his longtime girlfriend.

Everett faces as much as a 12 months in jail, per sentencing pointers for reckless driving in Virginia. He’s scheduled to be sentenced in Basic District Court docket in Loudoun County, Virginia, on Sept. 8.

Everett, 30, was initially charged with felony involuntary manslaughter in January after an investigation decided he was touring 90 miles an hour — twice the authorized restrict for that stretch of semirural highway — on the night time of Dec. 23 when his Nissan GT-R veered off the highway, struck a cluster of timber and rolled over.

His passenger, Olivia Peters, 29, died at a neighborhood hospital.

Everett, a particular groups captain and backup security for Washington, was handled for critical accidents and launched from the hospital 4 days after the crash. Two teammates, linebacker Jamin Davis and nook Benjamin St-Juste, had been in a automotive forward of Everett after the group had gone out to dinner.

Everett performed seven seasons with the franchise earlier than being launched in March. He’s at present a free agent.