Terrence Kiel, the troubled former safety for the San Diego Chargers, died late Friday in a car crash.
Kiel, who played four years in the NFL from 2003-2006, was leaving a party when his 2004 Chevy sedan hit a wall and he was thrown from the car.
The 27-year-old was pinned beneath the hood of the vehicle and was barely breathing when paramedics reached the scene. An air ambulance was called in, but Kiel died en route. He was pronounced dead at 11:28 p.m.
Witnesses said Kiel was driving the wrong way on the road when he crashed. It is not known whether the former NFL player was under the influence of drugs or alcohol until toxicology tests are performed.
The Chargers dropped Kiel from the team after he pleaded guilty in February 2007, to felony and misdemeanor drug charges for shipping codeine-based cough syrup to Texas.
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