Two Commanders named in wrongful death lawsuit over crash that killed ex-teammate’s girlfriend

The mother of the woman who was killed in a car accident in the vehicle of former Commanders player Deshazor Everett has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Everett and two current members of the team.

Everett’s girlfriend, Olivia Peters, was the passenger in his car when it veered off the road, hit multiple trees and flipped over in December 2021, and she died as a result of the wreck.

On Dec. 22, Peters’ mother, Kathleen Peters, filed a wrongful death suit in Loudoun County (Va.), according to the Washington Post.

Commanders defensive back Benjamin St-Juste and linebacker Jamin Davis were named in addition to Everett in the suit, which alleged that the three players were racing their cars that night.

The suit alleged that St-Juste, Davis and Everett “came together and conspired and planned to engage in unlawful and criminal behavior” — racing — and claimed that “Everett’s actions in speeding and driving recklessly in furtherance of the conspiracy were a direct and proximate cause” of Peters’ death.

Peters was trapped in the vehicle after the wreck and died of internal bleeding.

She was pronounced dead at StoneSprings Hospital Center.

Everett, who was ejected from the car, suffered injuries but survived.

The lawsuit claims Everett’s 2010 Nissan GTR illegally had its horsepower boosted with nitrous oxide.

The suit also alleges that Everett’s car had racing tires and a roll cage, which is equipment that’s supposed to prevent injuries and death when a vehicle flips in an accident.

The three NFL players “drove at high rates of speed well in excess of the posted speed limits,” “changed lanes erratically and without signaling,” “crossed over double yellow lines and drove in the opposite lane of traffic” and “raced each other on multiple occasions,” the suit claims.

The suit is seeking $25 million.

Everett was charged with involuntary manslaughter in Peters’ death but ultimately accepted a plea deal for a reckless driving conviction accompanied with three months of house arrest.

Everett, St.-Juste and Davis had phone and text conversations about their ‘racing,” the suit claims.

Everett is accused in the wrongful death suit of having said of his Nissan on the night in question that “I told them it was fast, but they didn’t believe me. So, I was just trying to go out and show them.”

According to the Washington Post, Davis had been charged with reckless driving for traveling 89 miles per hour and a 65 mile-per-hour zone just four days before the crash, and then three months later was arrested for driving his McLaren 114 miles per hour in a 65 mile-per-hour zone.

He was convicted and sentenced to 30 days in jail but has appealed the verdict.

Everett had played seven seasons for the Commanders at defensive back and on special teams at the time of the wreck, and has since been out of the NFL.

St-Juste and Davis were rookies at the time and remain on the team.