Chiefs’ Rashee Rice speaks out for the first time since ‘fleeing the scene of a car crash in Dallas after racing through traffic in a rented Lamborghini’: Super Bowl champ says he ‘takes full responsibility for my part’

After allegedly fleeing the scene of a car crash in Dallas on Saturday, Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice now says he’s taking full responsibility for the collision, which resulted in several injuries. 

‘Today I met with Dallas PD investigators regarding Saturday’s accident,’ Rice said in his statement, which he released on social media. 

‘I take full responsibility for my part in this matter and will continue to cooperate with the necessary authorities. I sincerely apologize to everyone impacted in Saturday’s accident.’  

Rice was leasing a Lamborghini sport utility vehicle that authorities say was one of two speeding sports cars that caused a chain-reaction crash on a Dallas highway, an attorney for the company that owns the vehicle said Tuesday.

The occupants of the Lamborghini and the other speeding vehicle — a Corvette — left without determining if anyone needed medical attention or providing their information, police said. A total of six vehicles were involved in the crash.

Although he’s accused of fleeing the crash scene, Rice now says he’s taking responsibility

Rice was leasing the Lamborghini from The Classic Lifestyle, said Kyle Coker, an attorney for the Dallas-based exotic car rental company. He said that contractually, Rice would have been the only person allowed to drive the vehicle, which rents for about $1,750 a day and is worth about $250,000.

Police have said that the drivers of a Corvette and a Lamborghini were speeding in the far-left lane of North Central Expressway when they lost control. The Lamborghini went onto the shoulder and hit the center median wall, causing a chain-reaction collision. Four people in the other vehicles were treated for minor injuries.

Police said Tuesday that they were still working to identify suspects. 

Rice’s attorney, state Senator Royce West, said that Rice ‘will take all necessary steps to address this situation responsibly.’ West did not respond to questions Tuesday and has not said whether Rice was driving one of the vehicles.

Rice, a member of the Super Bowl-winning Chiefs team, is from the Dallas area. He played for Southern Methodist University and grew up in the Fort Worth suburb of North Richland Hills.