Former NFL coach Rex Ryan surrendered for booking Wednesday morning on six misdemeanor warrants stemming from a crash that injured two pedestrians in downtown Nashville, Metro Nashville police said.
The 63-year-old Ryan is accused of hitting the two people with his pickup truck shortly before midnight last Thursday at 4th Avenue and Broadway. Police said both pedestrians suffered minor injuries.
What police say happened
According to the Nashville Police Department, the pedestrians were crossing Broadway from 4th Avenue with a walk signal when the pickup turned right from 4th Avenue. Police said the truck ran over both people’s feet and made contact with one person’s leg.
The pedestrians told police the truck kept going. It stopped at the red light at Broadway and Representative John Lewis Way, where the two waved down the driver, they said.
They told police the driver, identified as Ryan, got out of the truck to argue with them, then got back in and drove away. The pedestrians photographed the truck’s license plate and the driver. Police said the truck is registered to Ryan.
Charges and bond
Ryan faces six counts:
- Two counts of leaving the scene of an accident
- Two counts of failure to give information or render aid
- Two counts of failure to obey a traffic control signal
A judicial commissioner set Ryan’s bond at $6,000.
The charges are accusations. Ryan has not been found guilty of anything.
