A former Cleveland Browns participant was arrested Wednesday evening and is accused of crashing his automobile via a restaurant and inflicting almost $300,000 price of injury. The crew waived him Thursday afternoon.
Lonnie Phelps, a defensive lineman, allegedly drove his 2024 Hyundai SUV right into a Key West, Florida, restaurant with a feminine passenger.
Phelps apparently didn’t cooperate with officers after the crash on the Red Shoe Island Bistro in Key West.
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Phelps refused a breathalyzer after allegedly exhibiting indicators of impairment, Cleveland.com reported, citing a police report,
The out of doors patio was closed on the time of the incident, the constructing’s proprietor advised the outlet – had it been open, accidents and/or deaths may have occurred.
“The constructing and the automobile had been considerably broken, however there have been no accidents,” the Key West Police Department stated in a Facebook put up.
Lonnie Phelps of the Cleveland Browns runs a drill throughout OTAs at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 24, 2023, in Berea, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images through Getty Images)
Police stated Phelps had requested what he drove into, whereas additionally showing agitated with officers once they tried to interview him.
“I requested Phelps the place he was driving from (earlier than the crash), and he stated, ‘Right in entrance of it.’ I re-asked the query 4 occasions in several methods, and Phelps all the time stated, ‘Right in entrance of it,'” the officer wrote.
Phelps was charged with DUI and inflicting harm to property or an individual.
Phelps signed with the Browns as an undrafted free agent final yr after enjoying on the University of Kansas – he spent the season on the apply squad.
Cleveland Browns defensive finish Lonnie Phelps rushes through the preseason recreation in opposition to the Eagles on Aug. 17, 2023, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
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He reportedly signed a deal price $795,000 for this yr.
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