This morning a few new details were revealed about Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins. An eye witness told NBC6 out of South Florida that he saw a man that he believes was Haskins walking on I-595 just minutes before he was tragically struck and killed by a dump truck.
Chris Stanley said he had just dropped off his daughter at Fort Lauderdale International Airport and was on his way home via I-595 westbound. As he was approaching the exit for I-95, he said he noticed cars veering from one lane to another as if they were trying to avoid something.
“I was dropping off my daughter to an airline at the Fort Lauderdale Airport in the morning,” said Chris Stanley. “And what I noticed was a Mack Truck, or a big tractor-trailer, with also another vehicle that started moving a little bit to the left. I was in the left lane and then there was the right lane. And then I noticed an individual there starting to make their way onto the road."
Stanley says the he noticed as he passed that a man was walking down the side of the road and then began to drift into the road with his arm slightly raised. He said that he dialed 9-1-1, because he was concerned for that person's well-being. A call log shows that Stanley dialed 9-1-1 6 minutes before the crash was reported at 6:37am ET.
When asked about whether he noticed if there was a broke down car on the side of the road:
“I did not see any vehicle nearby,” said Stanley. “I was more concerned with him because he was already making his way onto the road system."
According to reports, the investigation is still on-going according to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. It sounds as if Haskins was possibly trying to flag down someone to stop and help him.
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Ohio State will Honor Haskins at Spring Game
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day spoke at his press conference this morning about Haskins and what he meant to their program, and his his family personally.
“He always took time after practice to be around family members, kids,” Day said, holding back emotions. “He was like a big brother to R.J. [Day] He took R.J. to a high school football game, and they spent a lot of time together. He meant a lot to my family, meant a lot to this program.”
Day said they’re planning to honor Haskins during Saturday’s Spring Game, but they aren’t sure what that entails.
“We’ll make sure we do things the right way.”
As more details emerge we will continue to share them with you.
