Stonehands Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Russell dies after speeding car hits busESPN.com news services LOS ANGELES -- Former Raiders and Buccaneers defensive lineman Darrell Russell has died in an automobile accident. Russell and the driver of 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix died when the speeding car went out of control, sheared off a fire hydrant and ran into a parked bus shortly after 9 a.m. ET, accoring to Ron Myers of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The accident occurred on La Cienega Blvd. near Sawyer Street. The car left a 50-yard path of destruction, according to fire department spokesmen. The Grand Prix apparently hit a curb, then ran over the hydrant and knocked over several news racks before striking Metro Rapid bus No. 717, which was out of service with its flashers on. The driver was standing outside the bus when the accident occurred. The car may have been racing another vehicle before the accident, according to an MTA spokesman. It took paramedics 25 minutes to get both men out of the car. Both were taken to local hospitals in critical condition. The driver died shortly after arriving at UCLA Medical Center. Russell died later at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Russell was suspended from the NFL for the seventh time in July for violating the league's substance abuse policy and was released from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He Russell missed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee_Jet Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 On SI.com it says that the driver was also a former NFL player. ?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 What a colassal waste of talent. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4HCrew Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 I remember back in the day when I was hoping the Jets could draft him. What a sad story.. Sad that no one was able to get through to this man and help him clean his act up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 R.I.P. Sad story. He has so much potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 A tragic end to a wasted life in Russell-I heard on the radio the driver was a former teamate at USC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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