How Did Chris Henry Die? New Details Emerge About Car Accident

by Jon Azpiri | December 17, 2009 at 01:52 pm
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More details are starting to come out about the death of Chris Henry. Charlotte police have released the Chris Henry 911 call audio, which seems to have revealed a bit about the circumstances of Chris Henry's death.

So how did Chris Henry die? As has been reported elsewhere, Chris Henry died from injuries sustained after falling off of a moving truck. According to Charlotte police, Chris Henry and fiancee Loleini Tonga were involved in a domestic dispute when Tonga drove away from their home in a truck. Henry jumped into the back of the truck as she drove away.

One witness said that Chris Henry had actually stuck his head inside the truck.

 

"And his head was poking inside the cabin window, so his head was in the truck. And his body was outside, and he's holding on - his arms were completely outstretched holding on to both sides…and didn't have a shirt. Me and my co-worker thought it was completely bizarre because it was 40 degrees outside.

 

Another eyewitness report suggests that Chris Henry may not have jumped off the truck. 

 

The neighbor said he heard Henry tell Tongo he was going to throw himself out of the back of the truck if she didn't stop. 

 

 


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SSSSSSSS

  • gonna miss him
  • good football player
  • did some bad things...
  • tried to turn his life around...
                                                   RIP CHRIS HENRY

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Chuckie D.

This is just another classic case of man vs. Darwin.  You can't do something so incredibly stupid and expect to live to tell the tale.  Sorry kids, Darwin won (yet again); get over it.

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LESLIE THOMAS

even hough for a little bit he was a jerk he was trying to turn his life around and nobody deserves to die like that. I hope that his fencee and his kids are ok and i hope that the rest of his family and friends and his team are doing ok. I know a lot of people didn't like him and that he did some bad things but he was trying to turn his life around. I wish his family and friends the best of luck coping with his death. Nobody deserves to die. It was such a tragedy that he died when he did around he holidays and with the Bengals doing as good as they are. I hope his teamates are doing ok to. He died so young he was only 26. Such a shame that he died. Rest in Peace Chris Henry. NFL will miss you the Bengals will miss you Cinncinatti will miss you and the world will miss you. Theworld has just lost one of the greatest footbal lplayers of all time. WE WILL MISS YOU

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Dutch70

So tired of hearing about his "troubled past" when 90% of the people that talk about it done a whole lot more than he did in they're late teens & early 20's. Most men don't grow up until around age 25, imagine the players & people in general (like yourself maybe) that just didn't get caught!He seemed to be a great guy that made a few mistakes and learned from them, what the hell is wrong with that??? R.I.P. Slim, we're gonna miss you!!!

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Ty F

RIP you'll be missed.

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say what?

You know what Dutch70? Though I think this is a tragedy for sure, I want to address another point you made. You said that 90% of the people that talk about it have done a whole lot more in their (it's the word "their" not "they're") late teens and early 20's. Um, not the men I know. In fact, I don't know many men who've been arrested that many times if at all once. He did say something about running with the wrong crowd and he stopped that. Maybe you're talking about this wrong crowd, too. And, if anything, that's what we can take away here. Stop running with the wrong crowd. What kind of criminals do you know? 

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ME?!?!

hey say what? u point out the freakin obvios she is right about guys not matureing till about 25! who cares if hes been to jail alot! R.I.P. chris henry u will be missed!!!

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tom66

I don't feel sorry for him at all. He didn't deserve to play in NFL, he was a stupid drank fool

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rightnorwrong

Judge not yea be judge. I am sure you did not know him directly; only what the media wanted you to know. And who are you to say he did not deserve to play in the NFL? He not only played but was given a second chance. Obviously the person in charge saw something in him as a person and a football player. Nothing else matters. May he now rest in peace.

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bostongeorge

tom66 your remarks are heartless and ridiculous, know one deserves to dies and especially when he has a family, u shouldn't right shit on any blog because u are are obviously a stupid dumb fuck with no heart, grow the fuck up and shake your stupid head before you right something so heartless!!!!

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Brodey Lintz

Wow tom66, you are such an asshole. He just died at 26 years old and your saying bad stuff about him .How would you like to be taken away from your kids and family? That would suck.

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Brodey Lintz

Go fuck yourself tom66. You have absolutely no right to say anything bad about anybody. Your probably just as bad as him. But the difference between him and you is that he tried to change his bad ways. You won't.                                                                                                      R.I.P :                                                                                                            CHRIS HENRY

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jake45

he did not deserve to die but he did go with the wrong path God helped him track back and go the right way   so do not say anything like that

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LESLIE THOMAS

Tom66 im sure that your just saying that because you've done worse and ur just trying to sound self-ritious because you don't want people to accuse you of it.Get off of your high peestal and think for a second that mabey, just mabey, that ur just as good as us. Chris Henry had more talent in his pinkie than you have in ur whole body. If all ur going to talk is trash then shut ur garbage can lid jerk

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c-townchic

Almighty Righteous tom66 what you wrote alone tells were your going when your judged and to say I don't feel sorry for him at all Nonone Needs YOU to feel sorry for them you need to worry about yourself because when your number comes up and your waiting to be judged you've just answered any question you might have had about where you were going the only other question you need to ask your self Mr INPERFECTO  What happens when I did Gods job of judging you definitely aren't getting into heaven you too rotten for purgstory juding the dead and hell is too good for you !!!!!!You are self- righteous egotistical a-hole May Chris Henry Rest in Peace!!!Maybe they should just bury you in the pet cemetrery you can go start marking your territory now dog cause plenty of people we'll be pissing on your grave!!!!

                                         RIP

                                    Chris


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togar mcclain

i dont see  how more people arent talking about that damm fianceee... no matter what they argued about someone is in the back of a truck u stop the fucken car... lock the door so that he dont get to u if he was been violent.. but dont speed with someone in the back fo the car..She needs to get blamed for this shit.. very dumb...

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LESLIE THOMAS

I think the girlfriend is to blame fo his tragic death. I mean when someeone is in the back of your truck you don't keep driving. If she would have stopped he truck he wouldn't have fell out and died. Why isn't she being investigated? Why aren't the police trying to find ot if thier argument was violent before the inccident happend? If it was violent then the girlfriend might have had a motive for wanting  him gone. Am I the only one who sees this? Are all f the police officers and feds blind? At least put a little time in it to find out what might have really happend. It even says that they were arguing before this happend. Did they even do a background check on Tonga? I think hat the plice officers just wanted to put a lid on this to avoid speculation. Why am I the only one thinking of this? I thought that this was kind of odvious. Can anyone else see hat I'm seeing? Could someone just put a little time into this to see what REALLY  happend  here? This has a name. Its called MANSLAUGHTER. 

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Brodey Lintz

Go fuck yourself tom66. You have absolutely no right to say anything bad about anybody. Your probably just as bad as him. But the difference between him and you is that he tried to change his bad ways. You won't.                                                                                                      R.I.P :                                                                                                            CHRIS HENRY

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Brodey Lintz

Go fuck yourself tom66. You have absolutely no right to say anything bad about anybody. Your probably just as bad as him. But the difference between him and you is that he tried to change his bad ways. You won't.                                                                                                      R.I.P :                                                                                                            CHRIS HENRY

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LESLIE THOMAS

Thank you Brodey Lintz. Tom 66 is a pompous stuck up jerk who deosn't know when to shut his mouth. I can tell all of this an I don't even know him. Anybody who wants somebody else to die deserves to go to jail. Nobody deserves t die. Tom  6 6 probably likes Chris Henry but desn't want to be in te minority of people. He probably likes him alot but ha insicurity issues sos he goes with te majority of peopleso he feels like he fits in. You nee some serious help Tom 66. If your reading this SCREW YOU

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Nesee

Tom66 you are a complete dumb ASS!

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jake45

i am not you just need to take a hike find a store and by a new lifeI will be praying for you 

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jake45

i am not you just need to take a hike find a store and by a new lifeI will be praying for you 

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chris henry fan

i think if it wasnt for his girl he will still be her with us she shouuld still be her with us we will miss you chris sleep in peace

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Eagles fan

one less bad role model in this earth I hope he was saved!!!

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Soundbite Sarah

I assume that the investigation is pursued.  There are too many unanswered questions. What happened with this crash?  Why was she driving with him in the back of the truck.  That is against the law in most states, isn't it?  If someone dies because you were breaking the law, are you guilty of homicide?  Many prosecutors have successfully made this argument before.  Was miss Tonga the same one that was with him when he was arrested for assault in Clifton and the one who said that Chris 'kicked his ass because he called Chris a nigga?'  C'mon reporters.  We want the whole story.  Get busy and do your job.

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weball23

it doesnt matter what he did in the past....the fact is she was driving a motor vehicle while he was in the back of the truck and obviously fast enough for him to have "massive head injuries" the question is why?...his past mishaps or achievements arent the reasons why he is dead...two, i can bet none of the people leaving ignorant comments had the type of money he had at the age he had it which also could have been a reason to why he was getting in trouble in his early years once again still not warranting or being a reason for his death so why people continue to bring up his past i've still yet to figure out but it has nothing to do with why a 26 yr old with 3 kids and has repented (apparently) with a promising future ahead to be dead today none of us were there that day so none of us can say what we would have done if we were there or if he or she was in the wrong hindsight is always 20/20....C. Henry R.I.P.

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