Additional details surrounding the death of former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins were revealed Monday after medical examiner reports were released.
Haskins died earlier this year after being struck by a dump truck on a Florida interstate.
Monday, a toxicology report released by the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the 24-year-old had a blood-alcohol content of at least 0.20% at the time of his autopsy, more than double the legal limit in Florida of .08%. Unknown amounts of ketamine and norketamine were also found in his system. A separate investigation into the incident revealed that Haskins went to a club and “drank heavily” the night before his death.
A rep for the Steelers told investigators that prior to the accident, Haskins had been training with teammates in the Miami area before eventually heading out to a club with a “cousin/friend.”
According to the autopsy report, Haskins death was ruled an accident with “multiple blunt force injuries” listed as the cause of death.
He was killed on the early morning of April 9 after attempting to cross lanes of incoming traffic on Interstate 595. In a 911 call, his wife, who was in Pittsburg, told dispatchers that he had run out of gas and pulled over to walk and find a gas station. Per a medical examiner’s report, Haskins was “reportedly witnessed waving cars down on the shoulder” of I-595 before he was hit.
Investigators say they found Haskins’ car on the side of the interstate with a female companion inside the vehicle who said he had been looking for a gas station. The woman’s relationship with Haskins was not disclosed in the report.
