UNC football player Zach Rice in court for charges from night of deadly crash; Docs show new details
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Two people, including a University of North Carolina football player, were expected to appear in court Thursday in connection to a deadly crash that killed another UNC student.
Only one showed up at the Orange County Courthouse in Hillsborough. That was Tar Heels offensive lineman Zach Rice.
Brianna Pinson, who was also expected in court, did not show up. She was a passenger inside the car with the victim of the deadly crash.
Rice made his first appearance before a judge Thursday morning, his attorney by his side as his charges were read out loud.
He was charged with speeding, underage drinking, and driving after consumption under the age of 21.
The crash in question killed 20-year-old sophomore Molly Rotunda. It happened Jan. 21 in the Meadowmont area of Chapel Hill.
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Rice was not in the car that crashed but was allegedly driving right behind it that evening.
A judge set a new court date for April 19 and Rice quickly left the courtroom.
Rice said nothing when asked a series of questions by ABC11, but his attorney responded by maintaining his client's innocence.
"I told you we are not talking about anything, OK?" James Williams said. "All that talking, we not trying to hear that ... He is not guilty, OK?"
It wasn't clear why Pinson did not show up for court. She was charged with underage drinking. She was also injured in the crash.
Ten people including three UNC football players have now been charged with various offenses stemming from that fateful evening.
DOCUMENTS SHOW NEW NAMES
Also Thursday, the ABC11 I-Team uncovered more documents that shed new light on the deadly crash.
Those documents name Cameren Spencer and Caden Spencer, who share a Greensboro address.
Cameren Spencer was charged with drinking while under 21. Caden Spencer, who is 22, was charged with six misdemeanors, namely purchasing drinks for others who are younger than the legal drinking age.
The documents also allege that Caden Spencer bought shots of tequila for Rice at the Still Life bar in Chapel Hill and also reserved a booth for a birthday celebration for two 20-year-olds.
The document goes on to name everyone ABC11 could place at the party, including Rice and two other UNC football players, Mali Hamrick and Travis Shaw - as well as three others, including Rotunda.
Rotunda was in a car driven by fellow UNC student Flemeeja Brewer when the crash happened.
Documents showed Brewer was allegedly going 124 mph and was intoxicated when she flipped her car.
