Report: Bironas’ blood alcohol content at 0.218
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The toxicology report shows former Titans kicker Rob Bironas had a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit for driving in Tennessee when he died in a one-vehicle crash.
Testing released Friday by the Davidson County Medical Examiner’s Office showed Bironas had a blood alcohol level of 0.218 percent. Tennessee’s limit for driving under the influence is 0.08 percent. The report also said a low level of Diazepam or Valium was detected, but at a level so low to have a “negligible effect.”
The autopsy report finalized Friday showed the 36-year-old Bironas died of blunt force trauma after his SUV went off the road and crashed into a line of trees Sept. 20, and 911 calls described Bironas as chasing people and trying to run them off the road before losing control of his 2009 Yukon Denali near his home.
Programs on stereotyping planned for Redskins game
MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota has announced several days of programs to increase awareness of racial stereotyping ahead of next month’s Vikings-Redskins football game on campus.
University officials said they’re working with the Vikings to keep the Redskins’ name from being used when the two teams play at TCF Bank Stadium on Nov. 2. That situation hasn’t been resolved yet.
The programs start more than a week before the game and include screening a documentary on American Indian mascots in sports and panel discussions.
A rally is also in the planning stages for game day.
Vikings vice president Lester Bagley said his team supports the university’s efforts. The team is playing on the university campus for two seasons while its new stadium is being built.
NFL hires another domestic conduct adviser
NEW YORK — The NFL has hired Beth E. Richie as a senior adviser on domestic conduct.
Richie is the director of the Institute of Research on Race and Public Policy and a professor of African-American studies, criminology, sociology, gender and women’s studies, and criminal law and justice at Illinois-Chicago. She is considered a leading expert on issues of sexual assault.
Richie joins five previously hired advisers. According to a memo sent by Commissioner Roger Goodell to all team chief executives and presidents, the advisers meet with the league daily “to help develop our educational and service programs, and to assist in revising our personal conduct policy.”
Goodell also mentioned that the NFL met with the heads of groups representing the parents of pro football players, and with Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron, the CEO of the YWCA, the largest provider of domestic violence services in the United States.
The Associated Press