Evidence Confirms a Fall Killed Elway's Business Partner

Authorities in Riverside County have officially concluded their investigation into the death of Jeff Sperbeck, ruling the fatal golf cart incident a tragic accident with no evidence of criminal activity.

John Elway, who was driving the vehicle when his longtime friend and business partner fell, was cleared of all wrongdoing after officials reviewed extensive video footage and emergency call recordings.

The official account of Jeff Sperbeck's death is settled; what sits under it is less tidy. Riverside County closed its investigation on July 14, found no criminal activity or intent, and documented the golf cart fall as an accidental death NBC Sports. Sheriff Chad Bianco watched the footage a hundred times without learning why Sperbeck fell and heard an articulate, unimpaired man on the 911 call the Journal Advocate. Deputies opened the case only days after the April 26 fall, once media attention forced their hand, and no charges stand if new evidence ever surfaces.