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Ex-Cowboy ordered to begin prison sentence

DALLAS (AP) - Former Dallas Cowboys player Dwayne Goodrich was ordered to start a 7 1/2-year prison sentence for the hit-and-run deaths of two good Samaritans in 2003.

Goodrich has exhausted his appeals since being convicted in August 2003, seven months after his car struck three men trying to free a trapped motorist inside a burning car on an interstate. The third man was seriously injured.
The 27-year-old Goodrich was convicted on two counts of criminally negligent homicide and fined $20,000. He was ordered Wednesday to begin serving his sentence and was in custody Thursday, records show.

Witnesses said Goodrich was traveling more than 100 mph before he veered onto the freeway shoulder to avoid the burning car.

Goodrich, a defensive back, was the Cowboys' top pick in the 2000 draft, selected out of Tennessee in the second round. He played sparingly in three seasons.

AZHog wrote:Witnesses said Goodrich was traveling more than 100 mph before he veered onto the freeway shoulder to avoid the burning car.

You'd think the smoke billowing from the car would be visible ahead of time, even for someone traveling at that speed, but being a puke, he probably thought it was another one of his teammates "partying" on the highway.

What an idiot!!!

REDEEMEDSKIN wrote:

AZHog wrote:Witnesses said Goodrich was traveling more than 100 mph before he veered onto the freeway shoulder to avoid the burning car.

You'd think the smoke billowing from the car would be visible ahead of time, even for someone traveling at that speed, but being a puke, he probably thought it was another one of his teammates "partying" on the highway.

What an idiot!!!