University of Miami football player Adarius Hayes charged with vehicular homicide in deadly May crash

August 29, 2025

Miami Hurricanes’ Adarius Hayes catches a pass during spring practice at the Carol Soffer Indoor Practice Facility at the University of Miami on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in Coral Gables, Florida. (D.A. Varela/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

(MIAMI) — University of Miami football player Adarius Hayes has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide following a monthslong investigation into a car crash that killed three people in Florida, police said Friday.

Hayes, 20, turned himself into the Largo Police Department and was transported to the Pinellas County Jail on Friday, police said.

Largo police said that Hayes was “traveling at a high rate of speed and maneuvering aggressively through traffic” shortly before colliding with another vehicle on May 10.

Three people, including two children, were killed in the crash, police said.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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University of Miami football player Adarius Hayes charged with vehicular homicide in deadly May crash

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