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Posted Nov 9th 2009 4:12PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has just obtained the crash report for Lawrence Taylor's hit-and-run -- and it shows the NFL legend allegedly rammed his Escalade into a 1984 Ford van two separate times before driving off.
When Taylor was arrested, the 50-year-old told police he knew he was involved in an accident, but thought it was just with a guardrail -- but according to the report, he never even touched the guardrail.
The diagram above shows Taylor (Vehicle #1) tried to switch lanes -- and instead smacked into a van twice, causing it to hit the barrier four times before coming to a stop on the opposite side of the freeway. Cops say Taylor then drove away from the scene.
Cops say Taylor showed no sign of drug of alcohol abuse when they located him in a nearby parking lot.
Taylor was charged with leaving the scene of a crash and careless driving -- and released on $500 bond.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Tags: accident, car crash, CarCrash, careless driving, CarelessDriving, hit and run, HitAndRun, lawrence taylor, LawrenceTaylor, NFL legend, NflLegend
Posted Nov 9th 2009 9:15AM by TMZ Staff
Lawrence Taylor has a storied history of substance abuse, but Miami cops tell TMZ the NFL legend looked completely sober when he was arrested late last night.
Cops say despite his bloodshot eyes in the mugshot, Taylor -- who's been arrested twice on drug-related charges in the past -- was so coherent when he was arrested for hit-and-run last night , that officers didn't feel the need to perform a sobriety test.
As TMZ first reported, Taylor was busted after cops say he left the scene of a car accident. Cops believe Taylor hit another car and then a guard rail ... and then drove away from the scene.
We're told no one was injured.
Cops tell us when they found Taylor, he was standing outside of his car -- which was missing a front tire. The tire was found at the scene of the crash .. which means Taylor may have driven several miles on just the axle.
We're told Taylor was very cooperative when he was arrested -- he was eventually released on $500 bond.
UPDATE: We've learned Taylor was driving a white Cadillac Escalade and the vehicle he hit was a 1984 Ford van. Cops also tell us Taylor was arrested two miles from the crash scene ... where his front right tire was knocked off his car.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports, Exclusives
Tags: arrest, football, lawrence taylor, LawrenceTaylor, linebacker, miami, new york giant, NewYorkGiant, nfl, sober
Posted Nov 9th 2009 8:00AM by TMZ Staff
He was one of the fastest linebackers of all time ... but NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was arrested Sunday night after cops say he booked it from the scene of an accident.
Taylor, who recently competed on "Dancing with the Stars," was arrested in Dade County, Florida at 9:57 PM for "leaving scene of an accident/property damage."
Taylor was brought to a local police station, where he was booked, smiled for a mug shot, and was eventually released on $500 bond.
According to the booking sheet, Taylor -- who is a spokesman for Nutrisystem -- was listed at 253 pounds.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Exclusives
Tags: dancing with the stars, DancingWithTheStars, football, hit and run, HitAndRun, lawrence taylor, LawrenceTaylor, nfl, ny giants, NyGiants
