Dwayne Haskins was legally drunk at the time of his death, which was ruled an accident

According to the investigative report released Monday by the Office of Medical Examiners and Trauma Services, Haskins, 24, was said to have been training with his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates on April 8, an account backed up by photos and videos. on social networks. The players went to dinner and afterwards Haskins was believed to have gone to a club with a friend. According to the report, they “drank a lot” and got into a fight at some point before breaking up.

Investigators were told that Haskins did not use illicit drugs other than marijuana and would “never take any unknown substance” but did drink alcohol, “sometimes to excess.”

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According to the Florida Highway Patrol, witnesses began calling about a pedestrian walking in traffic on westbound I-595 at 6:33 a.m. on April 9. A witness reported that he saw a black man dressed in all black on his right shoulder, waving to people. . She stopped and got out to see if she needed help, but by this time he had been hit by the dump truck. The truck driver said that he had been driving in the dark (dawn was 7:03) when a pedestrian appeared in the center lane.

Haskins was pushed back several feet, then was run over or struck again by an SUV that swerved in an attempt to avoid him. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:47.

No other vehicles were located in the vicinity of Haskins’ death, but FHP later found a vehicle belonging to Haskins along I-595. Inside was a companion, who accompanied him since the night before. The two ran out of gas on the side of the road and Haskins, according to the report, left on foot to find a gas station around 6:15. The woman remained in the car.

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Dispatchers previously released redacted 911 audio from the morning of Haskins’ death in which his wife pleaded for help locating him. Kalabrya Haskins told the dispatcher from his home in Pittsburgh that Dwayne Haskins was stranded and was walking for gas. The dispatcher indicated at the time that it was possible Dwayne Haskins was the victim of “an incident,” but he was unable to confirm the news to his wife.

Haskins, Washington’s 15th pick in the 2019 NFL draft, was eliminated at the end of the 2020 season. The Steelers signed him in January 2021 and held him on a restricted free agent tender for 2022. Following his death, three days of services were held in Pennsylvania, his native New Jersey and Maryland, where he excelled at Bullis School. .