John Elway cleared in Jeff Sperbeck death investigation, report says

Sports agent Jeff Sperbeck s death after falling from a golf cart driven by longtime friend and business partner John Elway in a private California golf region in April did not include any criminal activity according to reporting from News Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco s previously notified The Denver Post that Sperbeck s death appears to be a horrific accident then he repeated those sentiments on Friday We ve talked to everyone involved and we ascertained nothing new There was nothing criminal it was what we ve been saying all along that this was a tragic accident he notified the station Sheriff s leaders plan to make a formal announcement about the review in the coming days News released Sperbeck was taken off of life sponsorship on April four days after he fell from a golf cart driven by the former Denver Broncos quarterback at The Madison Club The sheriff s office did not begin probing the occurrence until days later following a wave of media attention Related Articles Longtime agent Jeff Sperbeck s fatal fall from golf cart driven by John Elway ruled an accident Jeff Sperbeck s death after falling from cart driven by John Elway appears to be a horrific accident sheriff says Sheriff probing Jeff Sperbeck s death after he fell off golf cart John Elway was driving in California Renck File With Broncos now contenders Sean Payton must be bold in NFL draft Bianco advised News he reviewed video of the fall times and could not find an explanation for why Sperbeck fell Elway was articulate and responsive in a recording of the initial call and was not slurring his words the sheriff informed News The Riverside County Coroner s Office ruled Sperbeck s death an accident in May Bianco could not promptly be reached for comment Friday night This is a emerging story and may be updated Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter