Late last month, the terrible news came down that shocked the football world, as Jeff Gladney, a cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, was pronounced dead at age 25 following a car crash.
Investigators believe one vehicle was speeding and clipped a second vehicle from behind. The speeding vehicle then lost control and hit a support beam.
TMZ has since gotten a hold of the crash report and it confirmed that Gladney was both “swerving” and “flying” down a roadway before the accident.
Via the report:
“In the official documents, authorities say Gladney was driving a 2019 Mercedes-Benz with his girlfriend, Mercedes Andrea Palacios, at around 2:20 AM on May 20 on the Woodall Rodgers Service Road in Dallas.
According to the docs, a witness told investigators Gladney sideswiped a Lexus while traveling at “a very high rate of speed.”
Investigators say Gladney then lost control of his ride, traveled into a nearby grassy area, and flipped into a bridge pillar. The collision, according to the report, caused the car to burst into flames.
In the docs, authorities say a witness on the scene filled out an affidavit claiming Gladney was both “swerving” and “flying” prior to colliding with the Lexus. The witness, investigators say, claimed Gladney caused the crash.
In the docs, investigators noted neither Gladney nor Palacios were wearing seatbelts. They listed “unsafe speed” and “faulty evasive action” as contributing factors in the accident.”
Both Gladney and Palacios were tragically killed in the crash.
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Gladney was a first-round pick out of TCU in 2020 by the Minnesota Vikings, who released him in August after he was indicted on a charge of assault involving a former girlfriend in April 2021.
He signed with the Cardinals in March after a jury found him not guilty on a felony assault charge. He was set to compete for a starting job this offseason.
Gladney played 50 games in four seasons for TCU and was named first-team All-Big 12 in 2019 after his senior season.
