DULLES, Va. – Deshzor Everett, a passenger in a car driven by Washington football team security, was killed when the vehicle collided with several trees and overturned, officials said.
Peters, 29, of Las Vegas, died in hospital Thursday night after a road accident near Aldi, Virginia, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.
Everett, 29, of Brambleton, Virginia, was being treated in hospital for serious injuries, but not life-threatening, according to a team statement.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this tragedy,” the team’s statement said. “Our team has alerted the league office and is working with local authorities as we continue to gather more information.”
The cause of the accident was being investigated on Friday. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Craig Troxell said no charges were immediately filed.
Everett, the captain of the special teams in 2018, is in his seventh season for Washington. He was placed on the team’s reserve/non-football injury list.
Everett has had two career interceptions. He has played 14 games this year, making five singles tackles and assisting five others.
“I just want to say that I am very sad to hear this news,” Washington coach Ron Rivera said on Friday. “My thoughts and prayers are with the girl’s family and also for Deshzor and her family. It is a very difficult situation and we will let things go ahead and let the police and investigation go ahead and find out what happened.”