The son of a former NFL player, Bubby Brister, has found out his punishment after a hit-and-run crash that left a man dead in Oct. 2022.
Walter Andrew Brister IV of Mandeville pleaded guilty to hit-and-run driving that caused a serious bodily injury or death last month.
A grand jury chose not to act on charging Brister with negligent homicide at the time.
The 21-year-old struck and killed Jude Jarreau with his vehicle, and the 44-year-old father of two was pronounced dead at the scene.
The son of Bubby Brister got off extremely lucky. Judge William Jorden sentenced Walter Andrew Brister IV to three years of probation, including 250 hours of community service, per WAFB.
Brister was a quarterback at Louisiana Tech at the time of the tragic accident but left the team the same year.
Like his father, Brister attended Neville High School and was the Tigers’ starting quarterback.
Bubby Brister got some bad news this week when his son got sentenced to three years of probation following his hit-and-run crash that left a man dead back in 2022.
For NFL fans, you should know that Brister used to sling the football during his time in the league.
Before the NFL, he attended the ULM and Tulane and was drafted in the fourth round of the MLB Draft out of Neville by the Detroit Tigers.
The Steelers took him in the third round of the 1986 draft.
Bubby Brister played 14 seasons for five teams, including the Steelers and Broncos.
Brister III won Super Bowl rings with the Denver Broncos in 1998 and 1999 as John Elway’s backup quarterback.
Bubby Brister had 14,445 passing yards over his career.
