CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)
— Police will not charge the fiancee of late Cincinnati Bengals
receiver Chris Henry in connection with his death last month.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg
police announced Wednesday that there was no evidence that Loleini
Tonga drove recklessly or with excessive speed last month when Henry
came out of the back of her pickup truck on a curvy, residential road
and suffered fatal injuries.

“The speed limit on Oakdale Road is
35 mph and the estimated speed at the time of accident was between
19-23 mph,” police said in a statement.

Police say Henry and
Tonga were arguing at home owned by Tonga’s family in northwest
Charlotte on the morning of Dec. 16 when Tonga attempted to drive away.
A witness said he saw a shirtless Henry jump into the back of the truck.

A
911 caller said she saw Henry beating on the back window as she drove
behind the truck. About a minute later, another 911 caller said he saw
an unresponsive man laying in the road.

Henry died a day later of blunt-force trauma to the head. He was 26.

“Homicide
detectives interviewed Ms. Tonga who was cooperative throughout the
duration of the investigation,” police said. “Her statement was
consistent with witness accounts. However, there were no witnesses that
actually saw how Mr. Henry came out of the back of the truck.”

Tonga
told ESPN this week that Henry jumped out of the back, but was not
trying to harm himself. She said she thinks Henry thought he would land
safely and may have been scared because he saw someone calling the
police.

Henry was away from the Bengals at the time of the
incident after being placed on season-ending injured reserve with a
broken forearm. Grief-stricken players and coaches attended Henry’s
funeral in Louisiana. Players have worn No. 15 stickers on their
helmets since and will play the New York Jets in the first round of the
playoffs on Saturday.

A talented player, Henry had struggled
through a number of mistakes away from the field. He was suspended five
times and the Bengals at one point released him after the 2007 season
as he dealt with an assault charge. But owner Mike Brown decided to
give Henry another chance and brought him back on a two-year deal
before the 2008 season.

Henry and Tonga were raising three
children. She said on her MySpace page days before the incident that
they had just paid for their wedding rings.