It appears Bill Belichick and company have no time for games, hit & runs or other random accidents. Brandon Spikes has been released by the Patriots.
The Patriots have released Brandon Spikes in response to his potential involvement in a police investigation.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) June 8, 2015
Spikes car was found abandoned with front-end damage on I-495 in Foxborough early Sunday morning according to reports.
Shortly before 3:30 a.m. ET Sunday, police responded to a report of a 2011 Mercedes Maybach in the median strip. Police said they were notified by a representative of the OnStar on-board navigation system that the driver reported hitting a deer.
When police arrived at the car, the driver was not present. Police said they did not find a deer in the area.
In addition, Massachusetts State Police spokesman David Procopio said a short time later that police responded to a report of a 2009 Nissan Murano, also on I-495 in the same area as the abandoned car registered to Spikes, whose occupants reported that they had been rear-ended by another vehicle they did not see.