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| Monday, January 27 Updated: March 31, 12:37 PM ET Goodrich released after posting bond Associated Press |
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DALLAS -- Dallas Cowboys reserve defensive back Dwayne Goodrich was arrested Monday on three new charges in a hit-and-run crash that killed two people earlier this month.
Goodrich, who had been free on $50,000 bond on two manslaughter charges, was taken into custody at his suburban Coppell home about 9 a.m. and transported to jail in Dallas. County Magistrate Alfred Campos Jr. initially set Goodrich's bail at $6,000 -- $2,000 for each new count of failure to stop and render aid. Another judge later raised it to $15,000 -- $5,000 for each count. Goodrich posted bond and was released. Police said the Jan. 14 accident happened just after 2 a.m., while Goodrich was on his way home from a topless nightclub. Authorities say the football player drove his BMW at speeds of more than 100 mph between a concrete barrier and a burning car involved in an earlier highway accident. A passenger in the burning car was trying to free the driver when Demont Matthews, 23, and Joseph Wood, 21, pulled to the side of the road and ran to help. The BMW ran into all three rescuers, killing Matthews and Wood. The third man suffered a broken leg. Court records show that investigators collected hair and blood from a point of impact in the center of the windshield of the backup cornerback's 2002 BMW 745i. Tissue and hair also were found underneath weather-stripping near the windshield, and fiber and hair were found near the right headlight, the records show. They stated that fragments of glass with blood were collected from the right dashboard, and hair samples were taken from the right front seat. Through his attorney, Goodrich has said he initially thought he'd struck only debris from an accident on Interstate 35E in northwest Dallas. Goodrich told investigators he was the driver and sole occupant of the car. Failure to stop and render aid is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Manslaughter is a second-degree felony punishable by two to 20 years in prison. Dallas County District Attorney Bill Hill has said a grand jury could begin hearing evidence in the case next month. |
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