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Josh Brent of Dallas Cowboys Jailed After Car Crash Kills Teammate Jerry Brown

Truth rating: 10

(Irving PD)

Josh Brent of the Dallas Cowboys was arrested following a car crash that killed his teammate Jerry Brown early on Saturday.

The single vehicle accident occurred in the Irving, TX area at approximately 2:30 a.m., when Brent reportedly hit a curb at high speed and flipped the car.

Brown, a member of the Cowboys’ practice squad, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

He was 25.

Brent failed a sobriety test and was booked on a felony charge of intoxication manslaughter.

He’s currently being held in jail without bail.

“We are deeply saddened by the news of this accident and the passing of Jerry Brown,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said in a statement. “At this time, our hearts and prayers and deepest sympathies are with the members of Jerry’s family and all of those who knew him and loved him.”

Brent, a defensive tackle, is in his third season with the Cowboys.

He was arrested in 2009 for drunk driving in Illinois.

It’s the second tragedy in as many weekends for the National Football League.

Last Saturday, Jovan Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs killed himself at the team’s facility after murdering his girlfriend.

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  • MissZee

    this is horrible for the NFL world

  • http://www.facebook.com/theresa.herrmann.391 Theresa Herrmann

    MissZee “Horrible for the NFL world”? Really?? It’s a tragedy for Brown’s family!! The NFL will survive!

  • angel

    I feel so sorry both of them- especially josh brent he has to go to jail and spend the rest of his life with that guilt

  • MissZee

    NFL World= fans, friends, family of those who knew the players are hurting.

  • Lori

    I find it difficult to muster any sympathy for a habitual drunk driver.

  • Lilyx0x

    sorry, but i don’t think i can give any sympathy to a man who failed a intoxication test TWICE. you know who i feel more sorry for… the Brown family. they lost a member, who probably is just starting to live life. that man deserves to go to jail and stay there for the rest of his life. i hope that just because he’s a football player, he doesn’t get an “easy-out” of this mess.

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