Patriots star and girlfriend severely burned in balloon crash: Ride that was Donté Stallworth's birthday present to his partner ends in disaster as they hit power lines

NFL wide receiver Donté Stallworth suffered severe burns from a hot-air balloon crash in Miami on Saturday when the balloon hit a power line. Stallworth, 32, was in the balloon basket with his girlfriend Soleil Guerrero, left, and the balloon operator at 10am when the crash occurred.

NFL wide receiver Donté Stallworth suffered severe burns and his girlfriend was more seriously injured after the hot-air balloon they were riding in over Miami hit a power line Saturday.

The couple took the romantic ride as part of a birthday celebration for Soleil Guerrero, who recently turned 27. They were in the balloon basket along with the operator at 10am when the crash occurred.

Stallworth, 32, is listed in stable condition in the intensive care unit at the Kendall Regional Hospital. Guerrero was rushed to a nearby hospital and her burns are considered more severe, the Miami Herald reported.

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Ride gone awry: Donté Stallworth, left, and girlfriend Soleil Guerrero, right,  were involved a hot air balloon crash Saturday that has left both with severe burns 

Crash scene: The hot-air balloon that the couple were in hit power lines in Miami and plummeted to the ground

Spoiled celebration: Stallworth and Guerrero, seen here attending party in January, took the ride to celebrate the woman's 27th birthday

'Physically she looks good. She has second-degree burns, I believe, in her torso and in her arm, but she’s fine,' Soleil Guerrero's brother, Jimmy, told NBC Miami.

Stallworth, a 10-year NFL veteran, is a free agent who played one game for the New England Patriots last season before he injured his ankle.

His agent said he won't suffer permanent damage from the accident.

'He's going to be OK. He has some burns, but he's going to be fine,' his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN.  

'He will be able to continue his NFL career. The injuries are not to the extent they will jeopardize his career.'

According to Miami-Dade Police spokesman Roy Rutland, the basket carrying the three passengers crashed into the power lines while airborne at Southwest 217th Avenue and Southwest 296th Street.

Probe: The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what caused the crash

Aftermath: The balloon's passenger basket crashed into electrical wires while airborne at Southwest 217th Avenue and Southwest 296th Street in Miami 

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. 

The accident on Saturday comes nearly four years after Stallworth was convicted of DUI manslaughter in South Florida.

In March 2009, the NFL player was driving his Bentley in the early morning after partying at a nightclub and hit a 59-year-old crane pedestrian Mario Reyes.

He had a blood-alcohol level of .126, well above the legal limit.

He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 days in the jail, 1,000 hours of community service, 2 years of community control, and 8 years probation.

Athlete: Stallworth, a 10-year NFL veteran, is a free agent, who played one game for the New England Patriots last season before he injured his ankle

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