Source: USA Today
Miami linebacker Adarius Hayes was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide and one count of reckless driving in connection with a two-car crash on May 10 that killed three people.
Hayes was arrested after he turned himself into authorities on Friday, Aug. 29, the Largo Police Department in Florida announced, two days before Miami begins its 2025 season against Notre Dame.
The crash happened in the city of Largo, Hayes’ hometown about 20 miles west of Tampa. Police said initial reports showed Hayes “was traveling at a high rate of speed and maneuvering aggressively through traffic” before his Dodge Durango collided with a Kia Soul at an intersection.
The 78-year-old driver of the Kia and two children, ages 10 and 4, were killed, and a 58-year-old man in the passenger of the Kia was hospitalized with serious injuries. Hayes was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and eventually released.
Hayes was booked in Pinellas County Jail and was released on $350,000 bond four hours later, according to jail records.
Miami said Hayes is “indefinitely suspended from all athletic related activities per athletic department policy” and declined further comment.
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