It may sound cool in your favorite rebellious pop song, but drinking and driving is an ultimate no-no. After it was discovered that St. Louis Cardinals superstar-in-the-making Oscar Tavares killed himself and his girlfriend because he was legally drunk, he went from being a tragic hero to a complete statistic.
Here are several other professional athletes killed in drunk driving car accidents to remind you that money doesn’t make you invincible. Especially since a few of them we’re even responsible.
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Jerry Brown
Dallas Cowboys DT Josh Brent was convicted of intoxication manslaughter for killing his best friend and longtime teammate on December 8, 2012.
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Josh Hancock
On April 29, 2007, Hancock died in a car accident with a blood-alcohol level of 0.157, nearly double the legal limit in Missouri.
Tim Horton
The name behind your favorite morning coffee killed himself in 1974 with a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit in Ontario.
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Malik Sealy
The talented NBAer (and budding actor) was killed by a drunk driver on May 20, 2000 after leaving his teammate Kevin Garnett’s birthday party in Minnesota.
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Nick Adenhart
Hours after pitching a no-decision for the Angels on April 9, 2009, Adenhart died in an accident with a drunk driver who had a suspended license.
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Rob Bironas
Bironas actually got himself killed this year on September 20 when he smacked into a tree with a blood alcohol level almost 3 times the legal limit in Tennessee. He had only been married to Terry Bradshaw’s daughter for about 3 months.
Terrence Kiel
The former Charger safety was legally drunk during his fatal 4th of July crash in 2008.
The 92-year-old gold medalist’s old age was cut short by drunk driver in 2002.
