Browns terminate contract of Dante Stallworth

February 8, 2010 / espn.com

The Cleveland Browns terminated the contract of wide receiver Donte' Stallworth, the team announced Monday. After a year-long suspension for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk, Stallworth was reinstated Sunday by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Goodell said Friday he met with Stallworth about a month ago, and the receiver is "in a better place than he was." Goodell said Stallworth recognized what he did wrong and has prepared himself to return to the NFL.

Stallworth, 28, was charged with DUI manslaughter March 14 in an early morning accident that killed 59-year-old Mario Reyes, a Miami construction worker who was on his way home. 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.

In mid-June, Stallworth was given a 30-day jail sentence, of which he served 24 days, and reached an undisclosed financial settlement with Reyes' family. Two days after sentencing, the NFL suspended Stallworth indefinitely without pay.

LINK: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4898382

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The 24 day jail sentence still blows my mind for being excessively lenient. Cleveland did the right thing.

Please, no posts about him playing for the Cowboys. Let's not turn this into a flame fest.

...oh wait, you said, sorry. I am soooooooooooo embarrassed! :blush:

on the other hand maybe the Raiders.

Considering Plaxico got 2 years for shooting himself in the foot.

You just made me spit water at my monitor...:rofl:

Vehicular Manslaughter under Florida Law

Under Florida Statute § 782.071, vehicular manslaughter is an accusation that a driver killed another human being by operating a motor vehicle in a reckless manner likely to cause death or great bodily harm to another. To prosecute a vehicular manslaughter charge, the state does not need to prove that the driver had the intent to harm anyone, but instead, that the operation of the vehicle was in a manner likely to cause the death or great bodily injury of another.

Vehicular Homicide under Florida Law

Vehicular Homicide is a second degree felony punishable by a maximum sentence of fifteen years in Florida State Prison, and a $10,000,00 fine. However, the offense may be enhanced to a first degree felony punishable by thirty years in prison if the driver willfully left the scene of an accident.

Link: http://www.criminaldefenseattorneytampa.com/PracticeAreas/DrivingUndertheInfluenceDUI/DUIManslaughter.aspx