Former New York Jets coach Rex Ryan charged with running over feet of two pedestrians with truck

Former NFL head coach Rex Ryan, who led the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills, is accused of striking two pedestrians with his pickup truck last week in Nashville, Tennessee.

The incident happened shortly before midnight Thursday as Ryan was making a right turn onto Broadway, police said in a news release. Both pedestrians had minor injuries.

According to the release, the two people were crossing with a walk signal when Ryan’s truck ran over their feet and struck one of them in the leg.

The pair told police the truck kept going but stopped a short distance away at a red light. They said that they flagged down the driver and that Ryan got out “to argue with them, got back in, and drove away,” the release says.

They photographed the truck’s license plate and Ryan, who is an ESPN NFL analyst.

Reached for comment, ESPN said, “We are aware and are in touch with Rex.”

Ryan, 63, was charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident, two counts of failure to give information/render aid and two counts of failure to obey a traffic control signal. He surrendered for booking Wednesday morning, police said.

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