THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Add this to the growing list of Plaxico Burress' problems: getting in a car crash and not having insurance on his nearly US$140,000 Mercedes-Benz.

The New York Giants receiver was sued last week in Florida's Broward County Circuit Court for rear-ending a woman in May.

Compounding the Super Bowl star's defence, according to a document provided by the woman's attorney, is the fact his car insurance lapsed three days before the crash. A letter from Allstate says Burress neglected to pay his premiums.

Burress's lawyer Adam Swickle declined comment.

Burress is still serving a team suspension for shooting himself Nov. 29 in a nightclub with an illegally carried handgun.