Nfl Legend John Elway Won't Be Charged In Golf Cart Accident That Killed Former Agent

LA QUINTA, Calif. — NFL Hall of Famer John Elway won't beryllium charged aft his business partner, Jeffrey Sperbeck, was fatally injured falling retired of his play cart at a Southern California play edifice organization past April, authorities said.

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told KUSA-TV in Denver connected Friday that investigators recovered thing criminal and ruled it a tragic accident.

Sperbeck, Elway's partner and erstwhile agent, died aft suffering an wounded erstwhile he tumbled retired of a play cart driven by nan erstwhile backmost connected April 26 astatine The Madison Club successful La Quinta, eastbound of Los Angeles. Sperbeck was 62.

Sperbeck's origin of decease was "blunt unit trauma" and nan mode of decease was an mishap that occurred erstwhile nan "passenger fell from nan play cart," nan region coroner's study said.

"I've looked astatine video 100 times and there's nary mentation arsenic to why he fell off, he conscionable fell off,'' Bianco said.

Elway didn't instantly remark connected nan findings. He said successful an April connection that he was devastated by nan decease of his adjacent friend.

"There are nary words to genuinely definitive nan profound sadness I consciousness pinch nan abrupt nonaccomplishment of personification who has meant truthful overmuch to me," Elway said astatine nan time.

Elway's April connection did not reside his beingness astatine nan scene.

Sperbeck began managing Elway successful 1990, erstwhile Elway was backmost for nan Denver Broncos. He represented much than 100 NFL players during a three-decade profession arsenic an supplier and business adviser.

He was champion known arsenic Elway's partner who helped negociate nan Hall of Famer's extended off-field business empire, which included restaurants, car dealerships and a winery.