Former NFL Coach Rex Ryan Turns Himself In After Alleged Nashville Hit-and-Run Incident: Reports

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• ESPN analyst Rex Ryan is facing charges after allegedly running over two pedestrians’ feet in downtown Nashville and then driving away

• Ryan, 63, reportedly turned himself in to police on Wednesday morning

• The former NFL coach was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and other charges, per court records

Former NFL head coach and ESPN analyst Rex Ryan is reportedly facing charges in connection with an alleged hit-and-run in Nashville last week.

Ryan, 63, turned himself in to police following the Nov. 4 incident, WKRN, The Tennessean, and WSMV reported, citing the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department.

According to WKRN, police said the ESPN football analyst allegedly ran over two pedestrians’ feet and also hit one of their legs while driving down the busy downtown Broadway strip. The outlet reported that Ryan allegedly continued to drive before stopping at a red light, where the pedestrians waved him down.

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The former New York Jets coach then allegedly got out of his truck and began to argue with the pedestrians, WSMV reported, before he allegedly got back into his vehicle and drove away.

The pedestrians took photos of the truck’s license plate, police told the outlet.

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The alleged incident took place at the corner of Broadway and 4th Street, according to the outlet.

Ryan turned himself in to police on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and was 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 — all misdemeanors, according to court records cited by the Associated Press.

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The outlet reported that Ryan’s bond was set at $6,000. He was ultimately granted pretrial release and is due in court next month.

“We are aware and are in touch with Rex,” ESPN said in a statement Wednesday, per the AP.

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