The restaurant, Pink Shoe Island Bistro, said in a social media publish that “fortunately” it was closed on the time of Wednesday’s crash and that nobody was harm.
“It might’ve been actually unhealthy,” mentioned the restaurant, which shared video footage of inside injury. “Angels had been searching for us all.”
Phelps and a feminine passenger weren’t totally cooperative with authorities, in accordance with a police report (through WFLA), and he was described as “very agitated” and emanating a “robust odor of alcohol.” Phelps additionally refused a breath check, per police (through cleveland.com).
The Key West Police Division didn’t instantly reply Thursday to a request for extra data.
The Browns didn’t disclose a cause when announcing that they waived Phelps. The group famous that it signed him final 12 months as an undrafted free agent earlier than he spent the 2023 season on the observe squad and was signed to a reserve/future contract in January. Phelps participated earlier this month in Cleveland’s obligatory minicamp, in accordance with the Associated Press.
A local of the Cincinnati space, Phelps spent his first three faculty seasons at Ohio’s Miami College, then performed as redshirt junior at Kansas. The all-Massive 12 second group choice led the 2022 Jayhawks with seven sacks and was fourth with 57 tackles.
The proprietor of the Pink Shoe Island Bistro informed WFLA that the venue was “closed for trip” Wednesday.
“Had we not been on the Janet Jackson live performance in Chicago,” he mentioned, “the result would have been devastating.”