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Arrest warrant issued for Kansas City Chief Rashee Rice in connection with high-speed crash in Dallas

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An arrest warrant has been issued for Rashee Rice, a receiver on the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs, in connection with a high-speed crash in Dallas last month.

Rice was driving a Lamborghini involved in the March 30 crash, his lawyer has said. Earlier this month on social media, Rice said he takes “full responsibility for my part in this matter.”

On Wednesday, Dallas police announced that an arrest warrant had been issued accusing Rice of aggravated assault, collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision.

Police said investigators had determined Rice and another driver, Theodore Knox, 21, were speeding in their two vehicles in the far left lane of the North Central Expressway and “caused a chain reaction collision involving four other vehicles.”

No major injuries were reported, but police said two people were treated at the scene and two others were taken to a local hospital.

An arrest warrant for Knox was also announced Wednesday, and he is also accused of one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury.

Rashee Rice of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up  prior to the game in 2023.
Rashee Rice of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up before a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla., on Sept. 17.Mike Carlson / Getty Images file

Neither Rice nor Knox were in custody Wednesday evening, and the passengers in their cars will not be charged, police said.

“This case was conducted as all cases are conducted, thorough an

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