Virginia police on Tuesday charged Washington Commanders safety Deshazor Everett with involuntary manslaughter following a Dec. 23 car crash in Loudoun County that killed his girlfriend.
The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that Everett, 29, turned himself in on Tuesday afternoon to the county’s adult detention center, where he is being held on a $10,000 bond.
On the night of the incident, police said Everett was traveling “over twice the posted 45 mph speed limit just prior to the crash.”
The Hill has reached out to Everett’s attorney, Kaveh Noorishad, who told The Washington Post her client was presumed innocent until proven guilty.
“Our team continues to investigate this matter as we intend on vigorously defending Mr. Everett against these allegations,” she said in a statement to the newspaper.
Everett, who lives in Loudoun County in Ashburn, was traveling with 29-year-old Olivia Peters around 9:15 p.m. on Dec. 23 when his Nissan swerved off the road, hit several trees and rolled over.
The sheriff’s office said Peters, a Rockville, Md., native and an occupational therapist, was taken to StoneSprings Hospital, where she died from her injuries.
Peters was reportedly Everett’s girlfriend. In a Twitter post last month, Everett said he was grieving from the loss.
“Why Am I left to deal with the pain?” he wrote. “She always made me better; Now I’m alone.”
The safety is currently in his seventh season with the newly-branded Washington Commanders. The football organization told The Post it declined to comment on the case but was monitoring the situation.