Former NFL player Kirk Barton has been charged with a crime after allegedly drunking and causing an accident that killed the other driver.

Barton is charged with a second -degree crime According to NBC 4, the number of aggravating vehicle murder is due to the driving of a vehicle under the influence.

According to a statement From the city of Dublin, Ohio, police in Dublin took place at 2:56 p.m. Barton is suspected of driving a Ford F150 Raptor bakkie at high speed and beating another car. The driver of the car, 24-year-old Ethan Wence Perry, died at the scene.

The court documents obtained by NBC 4 show that Barton allegedly drove on the wrong side of the road before the accident and police said he had speech and a smell of alcohol out of his breath. According to police, he could not answer basic questions and admitted to drinking alcohol.

The 40-year-old Barton played his university football in Ohio State and was a seventh round of the Bears in 2008. He had a lead with the Dolphins, 49ers, Bengals, Lions, Broncos and Panthers during his NFL career.