Washington Commanders safety Deshazor Everett has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal crash that took the life of 29-year old Olivia S. Peters back in December.
Everett appeared in a Loudoun County (VA) Magistrate’s Office on Tuesday. There he was served a warrant with the involuntary manslaughter charge.
According to the Loudoun County’s Sheriff Department (h/t John Keim), Everett was driving “over twice the posted 45 mph speed limit just prior to the crash.”
Everett’s attorney Kaveh Norrishad released a statement:
The Commanders also released a statement acknowledging awareness to Everett’s charges (h/t Nicki Jhabvala).
“We are aware of these charges and are continuing to monitor the situation. We will have no further comment at this time.”
The crash occurred the evening of Dec. 23, when Everett’s car veered to the right off the road, a trucking multiple trees and flipping over several times.
Two rookie teammates, linebacker Jamin Davis and cornerback Benjamin St-Juste, we’re on the scene of the accident. They’d traveled in a separate nearby vehicle.
Peters, who was identified as Everett’s girlfriend, perished as a result of her injuries. Everett sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The Commanders placed Everett on reserved/non-football injury list, ending his season.
Everett was first publicly seen after the accident in January with some teammates celebrating the birthday of fellow safety Landon Collins. Photos showed Everett with a bandage over his wrist and his foot in a walking boot.
Everett has played seven seasons in the NFL all with the Commanders. He has been a special teams captain for several years. He appeared in 14 games this past season before the fatal accident.
