Sports Illustrated Delves Into the Murder of Will Smith

In this week's issue, the first installment of a new ongoing series titled "SI True Crime."

Had Will Smith pulled over to the side of the street after lightly bumping the Hummer H2 in front of him on April 9, 2016, he would probably still be alive. But instead, as security camera footage from a New Orleans business shows, when Cardell Hayes and his passenger in the Hummer moved to the side of the road, Smith and his wife Racquel drove off, leading a few minutes later to the altercation that would claim the life of the former New Orleans Saints defensive end.

Why would Smith do such a thing? In “The Saint v.

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