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Dec 8, 2012 at 5:01 PM

Jerry Brown, Jr. a linebacker on the Dallas Cowboys custom squad was killed in an early morning car wreck in Irving. His teammate, nose tackle Josh Brent, was driving the car and has been arrested upon an intoxicated manslaughter command, police said.

According to police, Brent, 24, was driving west upon the 1400 block of the East State Highway 114 service road at a high estimate of hurry at around 2:21 a.m. Saturday. His 2007 Mercedes hit the outside restrain, flipped over and came to remnant in the center of the road, police said.

When officers arrived, they adage Brent attempting to drag his teammate from the car, which was upon minute. Brown was unresponsive and rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He was 24.

The sparkle, which police said was small, was speedily extinguished.

Brent had minor injuries, mostly scrapes, police said. He was given a sobriety exam and failed, according to police. He was taken to a hospital where his blood was drawn. He was then taken to the Irving City Jail and booked upon the glance degree felony order. It is not instantly sure what his blood alcohol content was..

Police said that several witnesses were upon the scene when they arrived, but none of them witnessed the crash. Investigators are asking anyone who may have seen the wreck to call the Irving Police Department at 972-721-2762.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones issued a statement regarding the incident.

"We are deeply saddened by the news of this crash and the passing of Jerry Brown. At this time, our hearts and prayers and deepest sympathies are with the members of Jerrys family and all of those who knew him and loved him."

Brown joined the Cowboys in October following the release of wide receiver Raymond Radway. Prior to that, Brown had been with the Indianapolis Colts, where he rotated between the utilize squad and accustomed roster.

He is originally from St. Louis. He was a defensive lineman at the University of Illinois and was undrafted out of college. He and Brent were teammates in college. Brent has been upon the Cowboys since 2010 and has started five games this season and he was scheduled begin Sunday's game at Cincinnati.

This arrest is Brent's second run-in with the law related to drunken driving. He was arrested in 2009 in Urbana, Ill. According to a report from ESPN at the time, he was pulled over by Urbana police in February of that year and pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated the following June.

He was sentenced to two years probation, 60 days in jail, a fine and 200 years of community service, ESPN reported. He was playing for the University of Illinois at the time, was suspended from the team following his arrest and never played again for the team.

The death of Brown and arrest of Brent brings back memories of former Cowboys cornerback Dwayne Goodrich, who was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison for the hit-and-run deaths of two good Samaritan in 2003. Goodrich was driving his BMW at a high estimate of speed when he ran over the men in January of that year. Joseph Wood and Demont Matthews had pulled over upon Interstate 35E niggardly-fisted-fisted Walnut Lane to attempt and redeem a driver from a burning car. Shuki Josef was badly injured.
Goodrich did not goal but was arrested the next day. In 2006, a Dallas County jury ordered him to pay more than $6 million in civil damages.

Goodrich was released upon parole in October 2011.

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