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Cowboys' Terrance Williams says Vikings' Kendall Wright crashed his Lamborghini

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrance Williams (83) runs after catching a pass against the Kansas City Chiefs in the first quarter at AT&T Stadium.

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrance Williams claims he wasn't driving his blue Lamborghini when it crashed into a light pole May 19, according to the police report obtained by USA TODAY Sports. 

Williams told Frisco (Texas) Police Department officers that his friend, Minnesota Vikings player Kendall Wright, was behind the wheel. Wright played with Williams at Baylor. Williams said he was at home during the time of the accident and that he received a phone call informing him of the crash around 1:45 a.m. from Wright, who had borrowed the car for a date. Williams' vehicle was found abandoned and damaged next to a downed light pole on a street near the Cowboys' practice facility. 

Williams had previously released a public statement claiming he did not hit the light pole. His attorney, Chip Lewis, said his client's arrest on charges of public intoxication was "wholly unrelated to the traffic accident."

According to the police report, Williams claimed that, after receiving the phone call from Wright, he called a tow truck and went to "see what happened" by using an electric scooter. 

What Williams told the police contradicts the statement he released after his arrest when he claimed that he was behind the wheel: “The driver in front of me slammed on his brakes and I turned to the left and hopped the curb to avoid hitting him. I got his insurance information and my neighbor picked me up when my car wouldn’t drive.”

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And Lewis told The Dallas Morning News that his client had told him that Wright was not in the car at the time.

"All I have is what Terrance remembers," Lewis said. "All of that is news to me. Anytime you hit a curve going about 60 mph and he struck his head, I don't know, but we're going to find out. I have to do the work necessary when you have an injury like this when you hit your head if there is any head trauma as far as a gap in memory."

In the police report, officer Stephen Byrom said when officers went to Williams' home - located in a gated comunity - he saw Williams driving an electric scooter out of the property in suburban Dallas. Byrom said he saw Williams swerve heavily before falling over the handlebars and onto the ground. Byrom wrote in the report that Williams had "bloodshot and watery eyes," "slurred" speech, and had a "strong odor of alcohol."

Williams, through his attorney, previously said no official sobriety test was performed. 

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told USA TODAY Sports during the league meeting in Atlanta that Williams had his support.

“I know Terrance,” Jones said. “He’s solid. Real solid. I’m hopeful. I don’t know the details. I read his public statement about it and take it at face value.”

Follow Gleeson on Twitter @ScottMGleeson

 

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