A report released Monday by the Broward County Medical Examiner shows Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was legally drunk when he was struck by a dump truck and killed on a Florida highway on April 9.
The driver of the dump truck, who is not identified, said he was driving in the darkness when “all the sudden a male appeared standing in his travel lane.” Haskins was also “partially contacted” by a second vehicle as it attempted to swerve around him, according to authorities.
The medical report showed Haskins’ BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) was between .20 and .24. The latter figure would be more than triple the legal limit for anyone driving. There was no indication who was behind the wheel of the vehicle when it ran out of gas.
An attorney for Haskins’ widow, Kalabrya, released a statement:
A statement from attorney Rick Ellsley on behalf of Dwayne Haskins’ widow, Kalabrya Haskins: pic.twitter.com/lUVVfapJJM
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 23, 2022
Haskins’ toxicology report also notes that ketamine was detected in his urine at the time of death, though no drugs were detected in his blood.
Ketamine can be used as a sedative or treatment for depression, but it is also known as a “club drug” that can produce “dissociative sensations and hallucinations,” according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Haskins had called his wife and said the car he was in had run out of gas and he was trying to get more fuel.
The report corroborated that while adding more information:
Haskins’ car was found on the side of the highway, a “female companion” was in the vehicle and told the Florida Highway Patrol that Haskins had left the vehicle to try to find gas. The woman’s relationship to Haskins was not known, according to the report.
The report added a Steelers official told the medical examiner’s office that the night before his death, Haskins went to dinner with a cousin or friend, whose name was “Joey,” and then later went to a nightclub, “possibly in Miami.”
“They drank heavily and at some point, they got into a fight, separating,” the report states.
