'It's not worth it' - Errol Spence Jr. pleads guilty to DWI three years after horror crash that nearly killed him
Errol Spence Jr. has pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence almost three years after being accused of drink driving.
The 32-year-old survived a life-threatening high-speed incident, in which he was ejected from his Ferrari due to not wearing a seat belt.
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The boxer entered his plea last week according to the Dallas County District Attorney's Office, and was sentenced to three days in jail.
He was however given credit for three days already served, according to TMZ Sports.
Despite the horrifying nature of the incident, Spence Jr. avoided injury with a statement at the time reading: "Errol Spence Jr, IBF & WBC unified welterweight world champion, was involved in a serious, single-car accident in Dallas early Thursday morning and is being treated at a Dallas-area hospital.
“Spence is awake and responding and his condition is listed as stable. He did not sustain any broken bones or fractures, but has some facial lacerations. He is expected to make a full recovery.
“He is currently resting with his family by his side. They want to thank everyone for their prayers and well wishes and are extremely grateful to the Dallas first responders who rushed to the scene to attend to Errol after the accident and the doctors who are taking care of him at the hospital.”
Speaking in a statement after his sentencing, he said: "Don't drink and drive. Not one drink. It's not worth it."
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While avoiding injury, Spence Jr did admit to suffering post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD] as a result of the crash.
He told The Good Fight with Kate Abdo: “When I was driving I would have like different flashes of a car running into me.
“Or I’d be at a red light and I’d just have flashes of cars hitting me and getting into car crashes all the time.
“It was when I’m just driving down the street or at a red light or anything.
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“PTSD is definitely a real thing because I was having flashes all the time about getting in accidents.
“I still have them sometimes when I’m driving.”
Spence went on to add: “My mum and my manager actually wanted me to see a psychiatrist.
“I seen one for a day and then I went, ‘Nah, this ain’t for me.’ I’m not good at telling somebody else my business.”
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