Ex-Washington DB Deshazor Everett pleads guilty to reckless driving in fatal crash

Former Washington Commanders defensive again Deshazor Everett pleaded responsible to reckless driving on Tuesday following his involvement in a December automotive crash that killed his girlfriend, in keeping with TMZ.

Everett was initially charged with manslaughter in February, although that cost was decreased. Everett is due in court docket subsequent in September, and he’s nonetheless going through as much as a yr in jail.

Police mentioned Everett was driving round 9:15 p.m. in Loudon County, Virginia, simply exterior of Washington, D.C., when his automotive “left the proper aspect of the roadway, struck a number of bushes and rolled over.” An investigation, police mentioned, later decided he was touring greater than twice the 45 mph velocity restrict.

Everett was hospitalized with non-life-threatening accidents, and was launched from the hospital 4 days later. His girlfriend, Olivia Peters, was transported to a hospital the place she later died.

Everett appeared in 89 video games over seven seasons for the Commanders, and racked up 170 whole tackles and two interceptions. Washington launched the 30-year-old earlier this yr.