Former NFL coach Rex Ryan facing charges after truck allegedly hit pedestrians in Nashville, police say

What This Story Is About

• Former NFL coach Rex Ryan surrendered to Nashville police on six misdemeanor warrants stemming from an incident involving two pedestrians in downtown Nashville, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.

Why It Matters

• Police allege Ryan’s pickup truck struck the pedestrians as they crossed Broadway, causing minor injuries, and that he drove away afterward.

What Happens Next

• A judicial commissioner set Ryan’s bond at $6,000, according to MNPD.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Former NFL coach Rex Ryan turned himself in to the Metro Nashville Police Department after being charged with allegedly striking two pedestrians with his pickup truck in downtown Nashville, according to MNPD.

Incident involving former NFL coach in Nashville

Police said the incident happened late Wednesday, November 4, at Fourth Avenue and Broadway. The pedestrians were crossing Broadway with a walk signal when the truck turned right from Fourth Avenue, ran over both people’s feet and struck one person’s leg, according to MNPD. Both suffered minor injuries.

The pedestrians told police the truck continued to Broadway and Rep. John Lewis Way, where it stopped at a red light. They said they waved down the driver, identified by police as Ryan, who got out and argued with them before returning to the truck and driving away.

MNPD said the pedestrians photographed the driver and the truck’s license plate, which was registered to Ryan.

Charges against the former NFL coach in Nashville

Ryan, 63, is charged with two counts each of leaving the scene of an accident, failure to give information or render aid, and failure to obey a traffic control signal. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $6,000.