Ex-Commander Everett placed on house arrest

3:36 PM ET

ASHBURN, Va. — Former Washington safety Deshazor Everett was sentenced to three months house arrest stemming from a December car accident that killed his longtime girlfriend.

Everett, sentenced Thursday in Loudoun County General District Court, also had his driver license suspended for six months. He was given 12 months of house arrest but had nine months suspended.

In July, Everett, 30, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of reckless driving. He faced up to a year in prison.

Everett was initially charged with felony involuntary manslaughter after an investigation determined he was driving 90 mph in a 45 zone. He lost control of his Nissan GT-R on the semirural Virginia road, struck a cluster of trees and rolled over. His girlfriend, Olivia Peters, died at a local hospital.

Everett, a former special teams captain and backup safety for Washington, was treated for serious injuries and released from the hospital four days after the crash. Two teammates, linebacker Jamin Davis and cornerback Benjamin St-Juste, were in a car ahead of Everett after the group had gone out to dinner.

Everett played seven seasons with the NFL franchise before being released in March.

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