Former Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins was legally drunk and had taken drugs before he was fatally struck by a dump truck in April.
Fox 5's Perris Jones has the latest details on what led up to the death of Dwayne Haskins, and how the world is reacting to the tragedy.
Former Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins was legally drunk and had taken drugs before he waswhile walking on a Florida interstate highway last month, an autopsy report released Monday concluded. The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office said Haskins’ blood alcohol content was 0.20 when he was fatally struck on Interstate 595 near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport just before dawn on April 9. That’s 2.5 times the 0.08 legal limit for driving in the state.According to the University of California, Davis, and other universities, someone of Haskins’ weight, 230 pounds , would have needed at least 10 drinks in the hours before his death to reach that level.
The Steelers told investigators that Haskins had no mental health issues and had never made any suicidal threats. They said he sometimes drank heavily and sometimes used marijuana, but was not known to use any other recreational drugs. The medical examiner ruled the death an accident.The report said Haskins had gone to dinner with teammates and then to a club with a friend or cousin, possibly in Miami. The two got into an argument and separated.
Haskins starred at Ohio State in 2018, setting several school passing records and being named the MVP in both the Big Ten Championship game and in the Buckeyes’ Rose Bowl win over the Washington Huskies., Haskins was released by the team after going 3-10 over two seasons. He was signed by Pittsburgh as a developmental QB, but he didn’t appear in a game last season.
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