NFL Player Crashes Car, Killing Passenger

Washington safety's vehicle went off the road, hit trees, and rolled over
By Bob Cronin,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 24, 2021 2:35 PM CST
Crash Injures Deshazor Everett, Kills Passenger
Washington Football Team defensive back Deshazor Everett (22) during the second half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Las Vegas.   (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

A 29-year-old woman was killed Thursday night in a Virginia car crash with NFL player Deshazor Everett at the wheel. Everett, a safety for the Washington Football Team, was hospitalized with injuries that the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office called serious but not life-threatening, USA Today reports. The team said in a tweet that it had notified the league of the accident and extended its sympathy to the family of Olivia Peters of Las Vegas.

The crash happened just after 9pm on a winding road, the statement said. The 2010 Nissan GT-R went off the right side of road, hit several trees and rolled over, per WTOP. Everett, 29, has been with Washington since 2015 and is in the second year of a three-year, $6 million contract, per Yahoo Sports. No information on the cause of the crash has been released; the sheriff's statement said the accident is under investigation. (More car accident stories.)

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