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Former NBA Player Jayson Williams Crashes Car In NYC DUI Accident

Former Nets basketball star Jayson Williams added to his legal woes this month when he was involved in a car accident in New York City. NYC Police say that the often-troubled former NBA player crashed his black Mercedes after leaving FDR Drive and crossing four lanes of traffic just after 3 am on Tuesday morning. The vehicle hit a tree and Williams suffered a broken neck and cervical. Emergency responders transferred the car accident victim to Bellevue Hospital Center.

Although witnesses say Williams was behind the wheel when the vehicle crashed, he was sitting in the passenger seat when police arrived and told police that the driver of the car had fled the scene of the accident. Witnesses also say that the Mercedes SUV was driving recklessly and erratically. The NYPD charged him with a misdemeanor DUI and noted that the arresting officer smelled alcohol on his breath immediately following the NYC car accident.

The basketball start played in the NBA from 1989 to 1999. Since then, he has been charged with manslaughter for allegedly shooting his limo driver in 2002. He has also faced charges in relation to a bar fight and a New York Hotel. All three events involved alcohol. He will have a retrial regarding the limo driver murder in New Jersey later this year.

Williams was arraigned on Jan 7 – he attended his court date through video conferencing since he was still hospitalized. He was wearing a neck brace and had a laceration over his eye at the time of the hearing.

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