Ndamukong Suh avoids hit-and-run ticket, but other legal troubles arise

Suh had been accused by the other driver in the accident of leaving the scene.

Suh’s 911 call came in a minute before the other driver’s, and the defensive tackle asked for police to meet him at the Lions’ practice center. Here’s part of the transcript of the call via NBC’s Pro Football Talk:

The couple reportedly leased a residence in Birmingham, Mich., from Suh and are looking to recover, according to the report, “twice the amount of the $100,000 security deposit, along with interest, court costs and attorney fees.”

This news comes on the heels of an announcement from the Dearborn Police department that neither party will be ticketed in a traffic accident involving Suh and another driver, according to a report in the Detroit News.

The statement comes from Lions’ beat writer Anwar Richardson, via Twitter:

No statement from Suh has been released at this time, and he was unwilling to speak to reporters following Thursday’s practice, according to Fox 2 in Detroit. Deerborn police are looking into the alleged hit-and-run, which reportedly occurred while the defensive tackle was on his way to practice.

The report filed by Fox News 2 in Detroit say that the star defensive tackle’s black Range Rover struck a Ford Escort at approximately 6:20 a.m. The driver allegedly engaged in a discussion with Suh, who suggested to the driver that he “leave now” before departing the scene and driving to the Lions’ practice facility.

If true, this isn’t the first time Suh has had an accident behind the wheel. In late 2011, Suh and two passengers crashed a 1970 Chevy Chevelle in Portland, Ore., in an event characterized as the defensive tackle simply losing control of his vehicle on a wet street.