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Source: Will Smith's BAC nearly 3 times limit
NEW ORLEANS -- Former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith's blood alcohol content was nearly three times the legal limit on the night he was shot and killed, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.
Smith's BAC was 0.235 according to the source, as first reported by NOLA.com. The legal limit in Louisiana is 0.08.
Results of the toxicology report have not been made public, but they were completed this week and turned over to the defense team for alleged killer Cardell Hayes during a discovery hearing Wednesday morning.
The attorney for Smith's family, Peter Thomson, said he has not seen the toxicology report. But he stressed that even if reports are accurate, "Nothing that happened changes the fact or justifies the fact that (Hayes) crashed into the back of Will Smith's car, then shot his wife Racquel, who was just standing there, twice with a .45 caliber handgun, almost killing her. And nothing changes the fact or justifies the fact that the same person shot Will Smith seven or eight times in the back and murdered him. And nothing changes the fact that Will Smith and Racquel are the victims in this case."
Meanwhile, Hayes' attorney John Fuller countered that it's "only right that the jury knows the state of mind of all parties."
"Certainly this is something we've always been concerned with and suspicious of," Fuller said of the reports of Smith's blood alcohol content.
Fuller previously suggested on the day after the shooting that the toxicology reports would "shed a light on the behavior of some of the participants."
Smith and his wife were shot after a heated exchange of words following a pair of traffic incidents in New Orleans' lower Garden District on the night of April 9.
Hayes has been charged with the second-degree murder of Will Smith and the attempted murder of Racquel Smith, among other charges. Hayes' attorneys have not denied that Hayes was the shooter, though he pleaded not guilty -- likely setting up a claim of self-defense.
Smith had a registered firearm in his vehicle, though police said there was no evidence it was ever fired. It remains unclear if Smith ever brandished his weapon or threatened to use it -- though Hayes' attorney has claimed that he did.
Fuller has insisted that Hayes was not the aggressor during the altercation. Fuller also stressed Wednesday that Hayes had zero alcohol or drugs in his system on the night of the shooting.
Thomson, meanwhile, has insisted that Hayes was the aggressor and said previously that Smith was not too inebriated to drive.
Fuller pointed out Wednesday that Thomson has now proven to be inaccurate on two statements he previously made -- first, that Smith was not too inebriated to drive, and second that Thomson said the back windshield of Smith's car had been shattered by the impact of Hayes' vehicle. Fuller said that was not true.
Smith and his wife spent that day at the French Quarter Festival and dined with friends at the Sake Cafe restaurant on Magazine Street before a pair of traffic incidents occurred, shortly before midnight.
Surveillance video from several New Orleans businesses captured Smith's vehicle appearing to bump into Hayes' vehicle after Hayes' vehicle stopped in the middle of the street. Hayes then began to pull over to the side while Smith's vehicle drove off.
Hayes then pursued Smith and slammed into the back of his car a few blocks later, which led to the argument and the shooting.
Thomson has said that he believes Smith's gun was in a compartment, and "at no time during this event, to my knowledge at all, did Will Smith ever brandish or carry on his person a firearm."
Fuller, however, has said he has a witness who claimed that she saw the gun in Smith's possession. And he has suggested that former NOPD officer Billy Ceravolo -- a friend of Smith's who was out to dinner with him that night -- may have moved the gun. Ceravolo's attorney has denied that claim.
Another couple was in the car with the Smiths on the night of the shooting, with another acquaintance in the car in front of them. Hayes had a passenger in his car with him, as well.
Hayes' attorneys made subpoena requests for video footage from a total of three dining and entertainment establishments where they believe the Smiths spent time on the day of the shooting, including the Sake Cafe -- presumably to support the findings of the toxicology report.
The parties will be back in court Friday for a bond reduction hearing.
Source: Will Smith's BAC nearly 3 times limitPGA moves event from Trump Doral to Mexico
DUBLIN, Ohio - The long-time PGA Tour event at Miami's Trump Doral Resort is leaving south Florida and headed for Mexico City in 2017, with an official announcement scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at the Memorial Tournament.
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem is expected to announce the details of the move from Doral, which has been the site of a PGA Tour event since 1962. Adam Scott won the WGC-Cadillac Championship in March at Doral, where the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Billy Casper, Lee Trevino, Raymond Floyd, Greg Norman, Ernie Els, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson all won.
Cadillac did not renew its sponsorship of the World Golf Championship event and the PGA Tour had been in the process of trying to find a replacement.
Butch Buchholz, the event's chairman, told The Miami Herald that he was informed of the move by the PGA Tour on Tuesday night.
"I believe they are sincere when they said they didn't want to leave an event with a 54-year history,'' Buchholz said. "They've got an obligation to their board and they couldn't find a sponsor so they had to move. They don't have a choice. They (PGA Tour) didn't have a choice. If you don't have a sponsor what can you do?''
The resort's owner, Donald Trump, said in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday night that the move was occurring.
"I mean, I just heard that the PGA Tour is taking their tournament out of Miami and moving it to Mexico as an example," Trump said. "They're taking it - it's at Doral, it's at - they used one of my places. They're moving their tournament, it's the Cadillac World Golf Championship. And Cadillac's been a great sponsor, but they're moving it to Mexico. They're moving it to Mexico City which, by the way, I hope they have kidnapping insurance. But they're moving it to Mexico City. And I'm saying, you know, what's going on here? It is so sad when you look at what's going on with our country."
Trump, the Republican presidential candidate who has numerous golf course interests, has pumped millions of dollars into a resort refurbishment upon taking over Doral in 2012.
It is unclear whether his politically-charged comments on the campaign trail had any impact on the move. In January, the PGA Tour pledged its commitment to the tournament and Miami but said it would review the future upon completion of the March event.
In 2013, the PGA Tour announced a 10-year contract extension with Trump National Doral through the 2023 event. But that deal was contingent upon title sponsorship, and with Cadillac's run over, the tournament's future was in question in Miami.
PGA moves event from Trump Doral to MexicoYou again? Manning, Spurrier up for College Hall
Throughout his college career, Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning couldn't beat the Steve Spurrier-coached Florida Gators. Now, Manning can just join him.
Manning and the "Head Ball Coach" are among the 17 first-time candidates up for election to the College Football Hall of Fame.
The National Football Foundation on Wednesday released the ballot for the class that will be announced Jan. 6, 2017. Former Heisman Trophy winners Eric Crouch, Matt Leinart and Rashaan Salaam are among the 75 players and six coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision on the ballot.
San Diego State running back Marshall Faulk, former Cal tight end Tony Gonzalez, Arkansas DT Dan Hampton and USC safety Troy Polamalu are also up the first-time candidates up for election.
WIth the Volunteers, Manning became just the fourth quarterback in NCAA history to pass for more than 11,000 yards and surpassed the 300-yard mark in 18 games. As a starter, he went 39-5 from 1994 to 1997. However, he was winless in four starts against Spurrier's Gators.
Spurrier, who stepped down last season as coach at South Carolina, is the winningest coach in the history of the Gators and Gamecocks and ranks second all-time among SEC coaches. He won six SEC titles and led the Gators to the 1996 national championship.
Other coaches up for election include Danny Ford, who led Clemson to five ACC titles and also coached at Arkansas, and Darryl Rogers, who led programs at Fresno State, San Jose State, Michigan State and Arizona State.
You again? Manning, Spurrier up for College Hall
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