DALLAS — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice said he met with officials from the Dallas Police Department and took “full responsibility” for his role in a six-vehicle crash on an expressway on Saturday.
In a statement provided to The Dallas Morning News and also posted to his Instagram Story account on Wednesday, Rice, 23, for the first time addressed the hit-and-run accident that resulted in four injuries.
“Today I met with Dallas PD investigators regarding Saturday’s accident,” Rice wrote. “I take full responsibility for my part in this matter and will continue to cooperate with the necessary authorities.”
Rice was leasing a Lamborghini sport utility vehicle that authorities said was one of two speeding sports cars that caused a chain-reaction crash on the North Central Expressway in Dallas, according to Kyle Coker, an attorney for the company that owns the vehicle.
The Lamborghini was leased to Rice by Classic Lifestyle, a Dallas-based luxury car rental company, …