J.R. Smith to serve 30 days in jail stemming from 2007 fatal car accident
by Nate Timmons on Jul 1, 2009 9:05 AM MDT
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The Denver Post reports some sobering news stemming from J.R. Smith's car accident in 2007.
Nuggets guard J.R. Smith will serve 30 days in jail and spend 500 hours talking to hospitalized children after pleading guilty Tuesday to reckless driving, a charge stemming from a fatal traffic accident in 2007 that killed his friend Andre Bell.
Municipal Court Judge Debra J. Gelson sentenced Smith to 90 days in the Monmouth County jail but suspended all but 30 days provided he performs the community service.
Smith, whose full name is Earl J. Smith III, was taken into custody immediately by state police when the hearing ended about 10:30 p.m. local time and was taken to the county jail.
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Statement from the Nuggets:
"We are fully aware of the legal proceedings involving J.R. Smith today and the judge's decision. J.R. Smith took responsibility for his role in this tragic accident that occurred in June 2007," Warkentien said in the statement. "The legal statutes mandate that J.R. serve time for driving recklessly, and he is grateful that the statutory sentence was reduced from 90 days to 30.
"We will continue to support J.R. during this difficult period and will have no further comment at this time."
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Will this effect hos status for the beginning for the beginning of the year. Because i remember Melo got into some off court stuff and didn’t her get a 3 game suspension last year.
Melooooooo
by Mr.Clutch15 on Jul 1, 2009 1:27 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I know the Nuggets suspended J.R. for two games the season this actually happened ...
I’m not sure what the Nuggets course of action will be this time for his sentencing.
I don’t know if it does any good to suspend J.R. again … I think between his previous suspension and jail time and not to mention having to live with the guilt of losing a close friend because of a accident he committed that the Nuggets need to take further action.
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by Nate Timmons on Jul 1, 2009 2:41 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
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I agree with Nate… JR has to live with the fact that he killed a good friend and he has already served a suspension from the Nuggets for this incident. The Nuggets shouldn’t take any further action. JR needs to move past this incident and hopefully after the 30 days and community service he can. The guy is young and has made some mistakes as a young man making it big in the NBA. He seems to have matured this season and put forth a lot of effort in the playoffs. Nuggets fans need to get behind JR and let him know we want him to be a starter next season!
by DenverNative on Jul 1, 2009 7:00 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Some fan support would probably be greatly appreciated during this rough time for him.
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by Nate Timmons on Jul 1, 2009 10:45 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
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