Cowboys DB charged in death of two Texas men

DALLAS -- Police considered more charges Wednesday against Dallas Cowboys reserve defensive back Dwayne Goodrich, accused in a hit-and-run accident that killed two people.

Goodrich, 24, was released from jail early Wednesday after posting $50,000 bond on two felony counts of manslaughter. Authorities said he also could be charged with failure to stop and render aid.

"Our investigation is ongoing," Dallas police Senior Cpl. Chris Gilliam said Wednesday. "We charged him with two manslaughters last night. As the investigation continues, we'll have to see what develops."

Police say Goodrich was the driver of a car that slammed into the scene of an accident on North Dallas freeway early Tuesday. Three people were trying to help a man escape a burning car when the speeding car hit three people, killing two of them.

The two men who died -- Joseph Wood, 21, and Demont Matthews, 23, -- were from Plano, Texas, and had been friends since childhood.

"They sacrificed their lives. I feel it is all in God's planning," said Matthews' aunt, Cynthia Matthews. "We loved Demont, but there are lives that will continue on. He sacrificed his life in trying to help another person. In doing so, he lost his life. We're just standing on the promises that we'll see him again."

Goodrich did not surrender to police until Tuesday night, almost 21 hours after the accident. His agent, Stephen Zucker, said Goodrich he would have turned himself in earlier but needed to talk with his attorney first.

Goodrich would not respond to reporters' questions.