MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Former Miami Heat player Rasual Butler and his wife Leah LaBelle died in a Wednesday morning car crash.
According to CBS Sports, the crash happened around 2:30 a.m. in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Police said an SUV carrying two people was traveling on Ventura Boulevard when it lost control and hit three parking meters and a retaining wall.
The SUV landed in the parking lot of a nearby strip mall.
Both Butler and his wife were declared dead at the scene.
The Miami Heat confirmed their deaths Wednesday.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Rasual Butler and his wife, Leah LaBelle.