A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Washington Commanders players Benjamin St-Juste and Jamin Davis for the death of former player Deshazor Everett's girlfriend, Olivia S. Peters.
Everett was driving next to Olivia S. Peters in Loudoun County, Virginia, around 9:15 PM on December 23, 2021, when his car left the right side of the highway, struck several trees and overturned.
The Loudon County Sheriff's Office said an investigation concluded Everett was “driving more than twice the posted speed limit of 45 mph” immediately before the crash.
The former NFL player charged himself with involuntary manslaughter in February 2022 for his involvement in the crash.
But two years after the crash, Peters' mother, Kathleen Peters, alleges that NFL players St-Juste and Davis “conspired, conspired and intended to engage in unlawful and criminal conduct.”
The lawsuit also alleges that “Everett's acts of speeding and reckless driving in furtherance of the conspiracy were a proximate and proximate cause” of Peters' injuries and death.
Peters is seeking $25 million in damages and a jury trial against all three men.
Olivia S. Peters, 29, was pronounced dead at a hospital shortly after the crash on December 23. Authorities have since discovered that Everett was exceeding the posted speed limit twice.
NFL player Deshazor Everett, 29, turned himself in to authorities in Virginia on Tuesday on charges of involuntary manslaughter following a December crash that killed his girlfriend
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Benjamin St-Juste
Peters' mother, Kathleen Peters, claims that Jamin Davis (pictured) and St-Juste “conspired, conspired and intended to engage in unlawful and criminal conduct”
According to the lawsuit, all three NFL players planned to “show off” that evening and race their cars on public roads. Everett is no longer affiliated with a team.
Court documents specified that Everett's 2010 Nissan GT-R was equipped with nitrous oxide, which can increase a car's horsepower and is illegal in Virginia, along with racing tires and a roll cage.
Davis raced a McLaren and St-Juste drove a custom-built Audi A6.
The indictment alleges that the defendants “drove at a high rate of speed well above posted speed limits,” “changed lanes erratically and without signaling,” “crossed double yellow lines and drove in the opposite lane” and “raced every lane.” others on multiple occasions.”
At one point in the evening, Everett said, “I told them it was fast, but they didn't believe me. So I just tried to show them.”
Neither Davis nor St-Juste's attorneys have released a statement.
According to her Facebook profile, Peters was the founder and owner of OSP Therapy in Las Vegas.
“We strive to give children independence in their daily life activities, as well as a sense of self-worth,” she wrote. “We help children develop skills that occupy their days in their home and community environments.”
The day after the fatal accident, her family said WTTG in a statement that Peters' “passion and sole focus in life was treating special needs and disadvantaged children.”
Peters graduated from Our Lady Of Good Counsel High School in 2010. She attended college at the University of South Carolina for a bachelor's degree and Shenandoah University for her master's degree in occupational therapy.
The indictment alleges that the defendants “drove at a high rate of speed well above posted speed limits,” “changed lanes erratically and without signaling,” “crossed double yellow lines and drove in the opposite lane” and “raced every lane.” others on several occasions'
Her family told WTTG in a statement that her “passion and sole focus in life was treating special needs and underprivileged children.”
Meanwhile, Everett played college football at Texas A&M and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2015 before coming to Washington that same year.
In a two-and-a-half-minute 911 call in January 2022, an unknown man shouted, “Please help! Please help!'
The 911 dispatcher is heard asking the man if there are any obvious injuries he is aware of, but the caller ignores the question and continues to plead for help.
“Sir, tell me about the driver. Is he hurt?' the female dispatcher said, to which the caller replied, “I don't know – I don't know. Don't know.'
The man was clearly desperate as he stuttered and repeated, “It's stuck.” It's stuck” when asked if he could go to the car to see if Everett was okay.
'Please hurry! Please hurry!' he pleaded with the dispatcher, adding, “I don't even know what happened. I sat in the front. I couldn't see what was happening.'
Moments later he was heard shouting: 'I'm talking to the police!' to someone else, although it was unclear who.
“Please tell them to hurry!” the caller said again during the heartbreaking 911 call.
After Everett turned himself in, he was sentenced to three months of house arrest. His driver's license was also revoked and he was ordered to pay a fine, perform community service and prepare a public announcement on safe driving
Court documents specified that Everett's 2010 Nissan GT-R was equipped with nitrous oxide, which can increase a car's horsepower and is illegal in Virginia, along with racing tires and a roll cage.
On Christmas Eve, the Washington Commanders, formerly known as the Washington Redskins, released a statement about the crash
He told the woman on the other end of the line that there was only one person trapped in the vehicle, although a man and his girlfriend were both involved in the crash.
He kept shouting to someone in the distance, probably Everett and Peters, “They're almost there!” They're almost there!'
“A lot of help is coming, sir, they're coming as quickly as they can,” the dispatcher said, reassuring that she would remain on the phone with the man, who remains unidentified, until police arrived.
Finally, sirens sounded in the background as the caller repeated, “They're here. They're here. They're here.'
When he saw officers, the man said he got out of his car and ran toward them.
“They see me,” he said in a much calmer voice, and the dispatcher said it was time to disconnect.
After Everett turned himself in, he was sentenced to three months of house arrest. His driver's license was also revoked and he was ordered to pay a fine, perform community service and prepare a public announcement about safe driving.
A wrongful death lawsuit is a civil action in which a family member or personal representative of a deceased person can sue those responsible for the death.
Wrongful death lawsuits can be filed when someone dies due to someone else's negligence or misconduct.