Rashee Rice, Theodore Knox face second lawsuit from Texas crash
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rashee Rice and Theodore Knox are facing a second lawsuit from the March 30 crash in Dallas, Texas, according to a document filed in Dallas County.
The court document says the plaintiff, Kamlesh Desai, is suing Rice, Knox, the car rental company where Rice rented a Lamborghini SUV, The Classic Lifestyle, and the owner of the rental company, Charles Bush Jr.
Desai is seeking over $1 million in damages and "demands judgment for all other relief to which they are justly entitled, at law and in equity."
This lawsuit was the first of two that Rice and Knox have faced from the multi-vehicle crash. It was filed on Thursday, April 4, and on Thursday, April 11, two other victims filed a suit for $1 million in damages and no less than $10 million in punitive damages.
Desai was driving a Toyota Sienna while Knox, who drove Rice's Chevy Corvette, "slid into the rear driver side quarter panel" of Desai's Sienna. The lawsuit, like Rice's arrest warrant, states that Rice and Knox "fled the scene of the collision and failed to render aid." It also states that Rice "allegedly had a firearm on his possession at the time of the collision."
The document further states that Rice "negligently entrusted the [Corvette] to [Knox], when they knew or should have known he was an incompetent and/or reckless driver."
Desai has suffered bodily injuries that are reflected in medical records "and may continue to suffer into the future, physical pain and mental anguish" according to the lawsuit. Rice's arrest warrant stated that Desai suffered "bodily injury to his head and torso causing him pain."
Rice, a Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver, who was driving a Lamborghini SUV 119 miles per hour seconds before causing a six-vehicle crash last month, turned himself into the Glenn Heights, Texas Police Department after a warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday, April 10.
He is currently facing one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury, and six counts of collision causing injury.
Knox, who also caused the crash that injured four people, was traveling at a speed of 91 miles per hour 1.5 seconds before the crash. He also turned himself into police on Friday, April 12, and is facing the same charges as Rice.
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