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Boxer Errol Spence charged with drunken driving after crash; discharged from hospital

  • Welterweight champion remarkably escaped serious injury after being thrown from his car during late night smash

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Authorities say welterweight boxing champion Errol Spence crashed a speeding Ferrari in Dallas. Photo: AP

Boxer Errol Spence Jnr has been discharged from a hospital and charged with drunken driving after crashing his speeding Ferrari.

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Dallas police charged Spence on Wednesday with driving while intoxicated.

Police say the crash happened just before 3am on October 10 when Spence’s Ferrari crossed the median into oncoming traffic, flipped over several times and hurled Spence from the car. He was taken to a hospital where he was treated for facial lacerations.

Last month, the former US Olympian added the WBC welterweight title to his IBF strap with a split-decision victory over Shawn Porter.
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