Two victims of a high-speed crash involving Chiefs wideout Lachee Rice have filed a lawsuit seeking $10 million in damages.
Irina Gromova and Edvard Petrovsky are accused of causing a six-car crash in which Rice and Knox raced, leaving Rice with serious injuries, according to multiple reports. sued SMU wideout Theodore “Teddy” Knox in Dallas.
According to the complaint, Gromova and Petrovsky suffered from “trauma to the brain, facial lacerations that required stitches, multiple bruises on the body, disfigurement, internal bleeding, and other internal and external injuries that became fully apparent only during the course of treatment.” There is a possibility that it will become.” ,” According to the Forth Worth Star-Telegram.
Police said 23-year-old Rice was driving 119 mph seconds before the crash, while Knox was believed to be driving 116 mph. The speed limit was 70.
“Despite his physical ability and responsibility as a public figure, Defendant Rice drove a high-performance vehicle on a public road in Dallas County, Texas, lost control, and in this cause killed several innocent people, including Plaintiff. and injured him,” the lawsuit continues.
The lawsuit addresses how Rice and Knox fled the scene of the crash, saying, “Victims of the massacre and bystanders attempted to engage the defendants, but they attempted to flee without taking responsibility.” The defendant’s attempts were ignored.”
As a result of this incident, Rice and Knox were each charged with eight felonies.
Rice’s attorney, Royce West, said earlier this month that the Chiefs wideout has a responsibility to make things right with the victim.
“He’s a young man who made a mistake,” West told reporters, adding that Rice “will do everything we can to get their lives back to as normal as possible in terms of injuries and property damage.” I promised.
Rice, who had 79 catches for 938 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie last season, is in the second year of a four-year, $6,495,208 contract with the Chiefs, which includes a signing bonus of $1.7 million and $3.5 million in guaranteed money. .
