Former Professional Football Player Sentenced for Fatal DUI Accident
Billy Jenkins, a one time member of the Denver Broncos, was sentenced to four years in a halfway house after entering into a guilty plea earlier this year for his involvement in a fatal hit and run accident. Mr. Jenkins was facing up to 26 years in prison if convicted on all charges from the 2008 accident. Under the terms of his plea agreement he could have been sentenced up to 8 years in prison. The pre-sentence investigation report had recommended a sentence of 90 days in jail with a suspended department of corrections sentence.
Authorities say that Billy Jenkins was operating his suv under the influence of alcohol when his suv crashed into a scooter. Tracy Gill was operating the scooter at the time of the crash and died on scene. Billy Jenkins left the scene but returned shortly after and was arrested.
Billy Jenkins was a member of the St. Louis Rams when they won the Super Bowl in 1999. He also played football for the Denver Broncos and the Green Bay Packers.
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