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No charges for driver who killed Cleveland Browns DE Chris Smith's girlfriend Petara Cordero

Police say the driver wasn't impaired, speeding or driving erratically when she struck Cordero.

CLEVELAND — (AP) Authorities say a motorist who struck and killed the girlfriend of a Cleveland Browns player will not be charged.

Cleveland.com reports Cleveland police said Friday that the 47-year-old woman wasn't impaired, speeding or driving erratically when she struck 26-year-old Petara Cordero in September along Interstate 90. Cordero was the girlfriend of Browns defensive end Chris Smith.

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Police said Smith and Cordero had exited Smith's 2019 Lamborghini after it blew a tire and hit the center median wall. The woman struck Cordero and the Lamborghini's front passenger door.

Cordero was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The news site reports Smith paid $316 in fines and court costs Thursday for a failure to control citation connected to the initial crash.

Cordero gave birth to the couple's daughter just weeks before her death.

Credit: Chris Smith

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