NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot and killed Saturday after a traffic accident.
An emailed statement from New Orleans city coroner Jeffrey C. Rouse said that Smith died ''of multiple gunshot wounds'' after a traffic accident in the city's Lower Garden District. The former defensive end was 34 years old.
A tweet from the verified account of Greg Bensel, Saints vice president of communications and broadcasting, expressed condolences to Smith's family.
Smith appeared to be the victim of a road rage accident.
The New Orleans police said in a statement that Smith was driving in a Mercedes late Saturday when his vehicle was hit from behind by another vehicle, an orange Hummer H2.