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Practice-squad linebacker Jerry Brown was killed
Update 2:46 p.m.: Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has issued this statement: "We are deeply saddened by the news of this accident and the passing of Jerry Brown. 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."
The team said in a statement that Brent was not on the team flight to Cincinnati, where the Cowboys play the Bengals on Sunday.
Update 2:31 p.m.: Jerry Brown joined the team in October following the release of wide receiver Raymond Radway. Prior to that, Brown had been with the Indianapolis Colts, where he rotated among the practice squad and regular roster.
Brown is originally from St. Louis. He was a defensive lineman at the University of Illinois and was undrafted out of college.
Update 1:57 p.m.: According to police, Brent was heading westbound on the 1400 block of the service road of East State Highway 114 at a high rate of speed. His car “hit the outside curb,” flipped over and came to rest in the middle of the road.
Brent was responsive and talking to officers when police arrived, authorities said. Brown, the passenger, was unresponsive and rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Brent was given a sobriety test and failed,
according to police. He was taken to a hospital where his blood was drawn. He was then taken to the Irving City Jail and booked with a second degree felony charge.
It is not immediately clear what his blood alcohol content was.
Update 1:49 p.m.: Irving police have now confirmed that Josh Brent, nose tackle for the Cowboys, has been arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter.
Jerry Brown, 25, is the person who died. Brown is listed as a linebacker on the team’s practice squad.
Update: An Irving police dispatcher confirmed that there was a fatality accident on State Highway 114 around 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
She said no further information can be released at this point, pending notification of family.
Original: Multiple news outlets are reporting that a Dallas Cowboys player was involved in a fatal crash Saturday morning in Irving.
WFAA-TV is reporting that nose tackle Josh Brent has been arrested in the case. Details are limited thus far and Irving police officials have not returned phone calls seeking information. A fatal crash was reported at around 3 a.m. at 600 Cowboys Way. It is not immediately clear who was killed.
More information as it becomes available.
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