Former Pistons star Ben Wallace pleaded no contest Tuesday to leaving the scene of a one-car accident near his home in Virginia last month, according to WTVR, the CBS affiliate for Richmond, Va. Wallace was sentenced to one year in jail after turning himself in, although the judge suspended all but two days, which Wallace began serving Tuesday.
If you recall, we first learned of Wallace's situation last month when an SUV belonging to him and his wife crashed into the fence bordering the yard of a home in Henrico County, Va. The homeowner called police after hearing the accident and seeing a very tall man exit the SUV and leave the scene:
"It was dark, but it's clear from here I saw one person trying to fight to get out of the car," homeowner Silverio Acosta said in an interview last month. Once the man got out of the SUV, Acosta said he saw the man pick up and smash pieces of wood against the fence "because he was angry."
Acosta admitted at the time that he never saw the driver's face, and that he wouldn't have recognized Wallace since he's not a basketball fan. At the risk of playing armchair attorney, the fact Wallace was never clearly identified as the man leaving the SUV may have played into his seemingly light sentence.
Wallace was previously arrested in 2011 for drunk driving and having unlawful concealed weapon, an incident which eventually resulted in Wallace pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges.
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