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Former Lions CB Alex Brown Charged in Crash That Injured TE Charlie Taumoepeau

Former Detroit Lions cornerback Alex Brown is being charged with two counts of reckless driving causing serious injury and two counts of operating while under the influence causing serious injury following a car crash early Sunday morning that injured teammate Charlie Taumoepeau, per Justin Rogers of the Detroit News.

Brown was released by the team later on Sunday.

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Statement from the Detroit Lions on former CB Alex Brown being released. <a href="https://t.co/UeFsiJAnZ6">pic.twitter.com/UeFsiJAnZ6</a>

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.