A Chester County detective says authorities had initially been skeptical about reports of William "Jeff" Komlo's death in a weekend crash.
But acting chief county detective Jim Vito says the State Department used fingerprints to confirm the crash victim was indeed the 52-year-old fugitive.
In July 2005, Komlo failed to show for sentencing on two drunken driving convictions. He had also failed to show for an unrelated hearing two months earlier.
Komlo was also under investigation for fires at home in Pennsylvania and Florida.
Komlo played for the Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers between 1979 and 1983.
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