Former NFL Star Kelvin Joseph Jr. Charged with DWI After Fatal Motorcycle Crash

A former NFL star has been charged with driving below the affect after he was concerned in a deadly motorbike crash.

According to the Richardson Police Department, positioned within the suburbs of Dallas, Kelvin Joseph Jr., a 25-year-old cornerback within the United Football League (UFL) and former Dallas Cowboys participant, was arrested simply after 5:30 a.m. native time on Saturday, June 7, following a crash on the state’s US-75 expressway.

Police mentioned in a press release shared on social media that they have been investigating a deadly crash that killed a motorcyclist at round 4:50 a.m. on the 2400 block of the expressway when Richardson known as the Plano Police Department and informed them he had been concerned.

“Richardson Police Department Officers contacted Joseph and decided he was northbound on North Central Expressway in a BMW sedan when he was concerned in a collision with the motorbike,” police mentioned within the assertion. “While talking with Joseph, officers noticed indicators of intoxication.”

According to the police division, a 27-year previous feminine motorbike driver, recognized as Cody Morris of Plano, Texas, was killed within the accident.

No different automobiles or individuals have been discovered on the scene of the crash, police added.

Joseph was booked into the Richardson Police Department Jail at about 7:45 a.m., in keeping with Dallas Morning News. He has been charged with driving whereas intoxicated, a misdemeanor, in addition to collision involving dying, a felony. His bond has not but been set, per jail information.

Joseph at the moment performs for the D.C. Defenders. The cornerback was drafted through the second spherical of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys and performed with the crew till 2023. Over the course of his NFL profession, he additionally performed for the Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks and Indianapolis Colts. He was additionally on the observe squad for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Minnesota Vikings.

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In March 2022, Joseph was concerned in an incident within the Dallas space during which he was recognized as one among two passengers in a automobile from which gunshots have been fired that killed a 20-year-old man, in keeping with ESPN.

Police discovered that Joseph was not the shooter in that case, in keeping with ESPN.

The NFL didn’t droop Joseph for his involvement within the incident. He appeared in 26 video games for the Cowboys till his Dallas stint ended forward of the 2023 season. The Cowboys traded Joseph to the Dolphins in August 2023.

The D.C. Defenders are scheduled to play the St. Louis Battlehawks within the UFL’s convention championship recreation on Sunday, June 8.