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The problem is you can't win on this one, nobody can. You think Roger Goodell came down too hard on Donte' Stallworth, suspending him for the whole season without pay for pleading guilty to DUI/Manslaughter? You think that punishment is too harsh? Yeah, well, the other guy died.

That's what Stallworth has to live with for the rest of his life. Because of an incomprehensibly selfish, irresponsible, avoidable, inexcusable crime he committed, an innocent man named Mario Reyes died. And for that reason, every single rotten thing that happens to Stallworth for the rest of his life is going to feel totally just -- to him as well as to those watching from the outside. That is Stallworth's curse, one he brought on himself, and so the letter he got from Goodell this morning informing him of his punishment can't be a surprise and can't possibly feel unfair.

Donte' Stallworth has his life -- something that can't be said about Mario Reyes, the man he accidentally hit and killed with his car in March -- but it barely resembles the one he once knew just a few months ago.

Even though Stallworth only received 30 days in jail (followed by a year of house arrest and eight years probation, not to mention a financial settlement with Reyes' family), he was suspended indefinitely by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Worse: ha has to live with the burden of killing a man with a family as he came home from work.

The case is closed and Stallworth's fate has been determined, but yesterday the 911 call was released to the public, shedding light on how events unfolded as they happened. Via NBC Miami:

One was a young man who'd just crossed the threshold of his life's dream. The other was an older man who long ago escaped his life's nightmare.

Both had just left their places of employment after an honest day's work; the young man from his gig with a Southern California baseball team, and the older man from his job unloading cargo containers at the Port of Miami. The young man was riding in a car with friends, and the older man, who couldn't afford a car, was walking to a bus stop.

It was then when each met the same fate twisted in tragic coincidence.

Update: Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth has been charged with killing a pedestrian last month while driving drunk. If convicted, Stallworth would face as many as 15 years in prison.

Stallworth recently struck and killed Mario Reyes near Miami Beach while driving his Bentley over the speed limit. Afterward, a video of police handling Stallworth at the scene of the accident sneaked onto the internet, causing some serious controversy.

But that hubbub will pale in comparison to the firestorm that will erupt if the rumored (for the second time) news that Stallworth is being charged with DUI manslaughter comes to fruition. The Miami Herald is now reporting that that's exactly what will happen in the coming days, citing a source close to the investigation.

New details emerged today in the Donte Stallworth case, and it appears, based on a police report, that Mario Reyes, who was struck by Stallworth's car, was not inside of a crosswalk when the NFL wide receiver's Bentley hit him.

Additionally, the accident report noted that Stallworth flashed his lights in an attempt to warn Reyes. However, the biggest factor relating to negligence on Stallworth's part -- intoxication -- has not been determined yet.