Baltimore Ravens waive running back Alex Collins following car crash arrest
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Running back Alex Collins #34 of the Baltimore Ravens runs off the field prior to a game against the Cleveland Browns on October 7, 2018 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by: 2018 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images/Getty Images)
Alex Collins' contract with the Baltimore Ravens was waived Friday after he was arrested following a car crash not far from the team's training facility.
The NFL team took to twitter to share a short message that Collins, a running back with the Ravens, was waived following his arrest early Friday morning.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A spokesperson for the Baltimore County Police Department said that police were dispatched to the scene of a car crash in the 10000 block of Dolfield Road in Owings Mills at approximately 6:48 a.m.
The crash was just about a mile away from the Ravens facility.
Collins was taken into custody as a result of the accident although police would not say if Collins was the driver or a passenger in the vehicle.
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The 24-year-old has not been formally charged but remains in police custody.
Collins finished his second season with the Ravens with 516 total yards and eight touchdowns.