Former NFL Coach Rex Ryan Accused of Hitting 2 Pedestrians with Truck in Nashville, Leaving Scene
Police say Rex Ryan faces six misdemeanor charges after two pedestrians suffered minor injuries in a downtown Nashville hit-and-run.
- On Wednesday, former NFL coach Rex Ryan turned himself in to the Metro Nashville Police Department facing six misdemeanor warrants stemming from an incident involving two pedestrians last Thursday.
- According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, the 63-year-old was driving his truck just before midnight last Thursday at Fourth Avenue and Broadway when he made a right turn, running over the feet of two pedestrians.
- Police allege Ryan drove away after the collision, though pedestrians photographed his license plate. He faces two counts each of leaving the scene of an accident, failing to render aid, and disobeying traffic signals.
- A judicial commissioner set Ryan's bond at $6,000. ESPN issued a statement: "We are aware and are in touch with Rex," regarding the charges against their analyst.
- Ryan, a former New York Jets coach and ESPN analyst, is a self-proclaimed "toe expert." Critics noted the irony: "if anyone should have checked on someone's feet after being run over by a truck, then it should have been him.
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Rex Ryan, New York Jet Coach and Buffalo Bills, faces charges for having run over two pedestrians in Nashville, Tennessee
ESPN's Rex Ryan Surrenders to Nashville Police on Six Misdemeanor Charges
Former NFL head coach and current ESPN analyst Rex Ryan turned himself in to Metro Nashville Police on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, facing six misdemeanor charges related to an incident last week in which his pickup truck struck two pedestrians in downtown Nashville, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.What’s...
Former NFL coach Rex Ryan surrenders in alleged hit-and-run that injured 2 pedestrians in Nashville: Police
Former NFL coach Rex Ryan speaks onstage during the 2017 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour on July 26, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) Former NFL head coach Rex Ryan surrendered to authorities in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday on misdemeanor counts in connection with an alleged hit-and-run that injured two pedestrians, police said. Ryan, 63, was wanted on six outstanding misdemeanor warran…
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