Overview

• Riverside County Sheriff’s Office formally closed its inquiry after finding no evidence of criminal activity or negligence in the April 26 incident.
• The county coroner ruled in May that Jeff Sperbeck’s fatal injury stemmed from blunt head trauma and classified his death as accidental.
• Investigators reviewed surveillance and resident footage repeatedly but could not determine why Sperbeck fell from the golf cart.
• Authorities said there was no sign Elway was intoxicated at the time and the golf cart showed no mechanical issues.
• Sperbeck had represented Elway since 1990 and later co-founded the 7Cellars winery with the Hall of Famer, underscoring their decades-long professional and personal bond.