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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice, facing eight felony counts stemming from a hit-and-run crash on a Dallas expressway, turned himself in to police on Thursday and was subsequently released on bond. Rice, 23, was given 24 hours by Dallas police to surrender after charges were filed on Wednesday.
Rice was booked at the Glenn Heights (Texas) Police Department and was taken to DeSoto Jail. According to WFAA-TV, his total bond was $40,000.
“I want to re-emphasize Mr. Rice’s continued cooperation with law enforcement,” Rice’s attorney, Royce West, said in a statement released to USA TODAY Sports. “Mr. Rice acknowledges his actions and feels deeply for those injured as a result of this accident.
“Our legal team is now tasked with reviewing all legal documents.”
Rice has been charged with six counts of collision involving bodily injury, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and one count of aggravated assault for his role in the crash on the North Central Expressway on March 30. The most serious charge, aggravated assault that is a second-degree felony, is punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000.