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duncan228
06-30-2009, 10:00 PM
Nuggets’ Smith to serve 30 days in fatal accident (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=txplayerinjuredcrash&prov=st&type=lgns)

A judge sentenced Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith to 90 days in jail Tuesday night for causing an auto accident that killed his friend, though Smith will likely end up serving only 30.

Municipal Judge Debra J. Gelson suspended 60 days of the sentence providing Smith performs 500 hours of community service consisting of visiting sick children at hospitals.

Smith, who starred at Lakewood High School and St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, admitted driving an SUV through a stop sign and colliding with a car in Millstone Township, about 20 miles east of Trenton, in June 2007. Passenger Andre Bell later died from his injuries.

A grand jury declined to indict Smith, but he faced five motor vehicle violations and pleaded guilty to reckless driving Tuesday.

Bell’s family has filed a wrongful death suit against Smith.

Smith, a 6-foot-6 guard, recently finished his fifth NBA season and averaged 15 points per game for Denver.
NewJerSpur
06-30-2009, 10:01 PM
R.I.P. 'Dre. Your family deserved better.
NewJerSpur
06-30-2009, 10:13 PM
A judge sentenced Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith to 90 days in jail Tuesday night for causing an auto accident that killed his friend, though Smith will likely end up serving only 30.

Smith, who starred at Lakewood High School and St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, admitted driving an SUV through a stop sign and colliding with a car in Millstone Township, about 20 miles east of Trenton, in June 2007. Passenger Andre Bell later died from his injuries.

A grand jury declined to indict Smith, but he faced five motor vehicle violations and pleaded guilty to reckless driving Tuesday.
VivaPopovich
06-30-2009, 10:16 PM
its hard to believe you could only get 30 days for that
Spursmania
06-30-2009, 10:18 PM
This is tragic.
dirk4mvp
06-30-2009, 10:26 PM
And Amare's brother gets several years for what looks like a wrong place at the wrong time type thing. awesome.
Spurtacus
06-30-2009, 10:27 PM
I forgot all about this.

Does J.R. Smith ever go a year without being in trouble with the law.
monosylab1k
06-30-2009, 10:32 PM
So the judge couldn't have done this a little sooner? Like right before Game 1 of the series with the Mavs?
lil_penny
06-30-2009, 10:42 PM
Class act.
pawe
06-30-2009, 10:42 PM
He gets 30 days for killing someone but a mother of 2 who stungun-ed a cheering coach (injuries: 2 small marks on the neck) got 5 yrs.
NewJerSpur
06-30-2009, 10:42 PM
So the judge couldn't have done this a little sooner? Like right before Game 1 of the series with the Mavs?

Judging by the length of the sentence, they probably could have. Props to the family for continuing to pursue the case.
Banzai
06-30-2009, 11:16 PM
Pays to be rich and famous.
Spurs9
06-30-2009, 11:25 PM
He gets 30 days for killing someone but a mother of 2 who stungun-ed a cheering coach (injuries: 2 small marks on the neck) got 5 yrs.
Its amazing what money can do in court.

Holy crap, JR was ejected from the car.
Muser
07-01-2009, 10:04 AM
You guys make JR to be some bad guy or something. The dude is young and immature thats all. I'm sure we all have parts of our immature lives that we wish we could take back, his are just bigger than others. Do you think he was happy about losing a friend in a car crash where he was driving and then getting charged for it (even though it would be his friend's fault for not wearing a seat belt).


Drive safely then.
manufor3
07-01-2009, 10:32 AM
I'm going with Phila_Chamb. on this one.
z0sa
07-01-2009, 12:04 PM
You guys make JR to be some bad guy or something. The dude is young and immature thats all. I'm sure we all have parts of our immature lives that we wish we could take back, his are just bigger than others. Do you think he was happy about losing a friend in a car crash where he was driving and then getting charged for it (even though it would be his friend's fault for not wearing a seat belt).


i don't know the specifics but I feel the same way. This could happen to anyone. I've honestly rolled through a 2 way stops going 40 with two friends jammed in my old t100's cab, and got that close to a rather large wreck. I'd hate to believe what was an honest mistake could be misconstrued as murder.
Leetonidas
07-01-2009, 12:50 PM
Fuck J.R. Smith. His faggot ass deserves to be kicked out of the league.
Holmes_Fans
07-01-2009, 02:02 PM
He gets 30 days for killing someone but a mother of 2 who stungun-ed a cheering coach (injuries: 2 small marks on the neck) got 5 yrs.
As much as I hate JR Smith, there is a big difference between pre-planning an attack on someone and an accident like this.

Smith wasn't drunk like Donte Stallworth was, and the guy didn't have a seat belt on.