Former Detroit Lions cornerback Alex Brown was arraigned Tuesday in connection with a Sunday crash in which he is accused of driving the wrong way on a Detroit freeway at a high rate of speed before striking another vehicle head-on.
Brown, 24, was arraigned in 36th District Court in Detroit in connection with the crash at 2:13 a.m. that left two people, including a teammate, seriously injured.
Brown is accused of driving northbound on southbound Interstate 75 near Interstate 275 before colliding with a 27-year-old Detroit man's vehicle head-on, causing injuries to the man's legs. Charlie Taumoepeau, who has since been waived by the Lions, was a passenger in Brown's vehicle and had to be extricated from it using the Jaws of Life.