Sheriff: No note John Elway at Jeff Sperbeck's death

The sheriff of Riverside County, Chad Bianco, said it seems that “nothing unfamely” during the incident of the golf car, who led to the death of John Elway's close friend and business partner Jeff Sperbeck last weekend.

The sheriff said the examination of the department was almost completed and could be ended this weekend.

“We have learned nothing that indicates that this is something other than a tragic accident,” said Bianco in a telephone interview on Friday evening.

Sperbeck fell on April 26 at 6:50 p.m. in the Madison Club community from La Quinta from a moving golf car and hit his head. According to Sheriff's Office, the 62-year-old inhabitant of San Clemente was declared dead at 1:10 a.m. on April 30th in the Desert Regional Medical Center.

Sperbeck stood in the back of the car when he fell off, said Bianco. According to the sheriff, the car was either designed for two or four people, but there were five people – Spspeck, Elway, their women and a person whose identity bianco did not know – at the time of the incident.

The sheriff refused to confirm that Elway drove the car. He added that the driver does not seem to be to blame and there is no indication that alcohol was a factor.

“There seems to be no other thing than for any reason, it fell off,” said Bianco.

In a statement on April 30, Elway said that he was “absolutely destroyed and broken with a broken heart by Sperbeck's death.

“There are no words to really express the profound sadness that I feel with the sudden loss of someone who means so much to me,” said Elway. “Jeff will be deeply missed for loyalty, wisdom, friendship and love, which he has brought into my life and the life of so many others.”

In 30 years as an agent and business consultant, Sperbeck represented more than 100 NFL players, including Elway from 1990. The two men later founded 7 Cellars Winery and Sperbeck as managing directors.

Elway, a football star at Granada Hills High and Stanford, played 16 seasons for Denver Broncos. In 1987 he was the MVP of the league and led the Broncos to two consecutive Super Bowl championships (1997, 1998) and three other Super Bowl appearances.

Later, as General Manager and Executive Vice President of Football Operations of the team of the team, Elway helped the Broncos two more Super Bowl appearances, including a victory after the 2015 season.

He was a consultant of the Broncos when his contract went in 2023.