“Coach Ryan has been fully cooperative with law enforcement,” said David Raybin, an attorney for Rex Ryan, after Ryan surrendered to authorities in Nashville, Tennessee.
Rex Ryan surrendered for booking at Nashville’s Downtown Detention Center on Wednesday morning to face six misdemeanor warrants charging him with striking two pedestrians with his pickup truck shortly before midnight on November 5.
The incident occurred at Fourth Avenue and Broadway as two pedestrians crossed the street with a walk signal, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. Ryan made a right turn in his pickup truck, running over both victims’ feet and making contact with one person’s leg.
Both pedestrians sustained minor injuries during the collision, police said. Investigators said that the vehicle continued driving but stopped for a red light at Broadway and Representative John Lewis Way, where the victims flagged down the driver.
“They said he stepped out of the truck to argue with them, got back in, and drove away,” police stated in a release. The pedestrians photographed the driver and the truck’s license plate, which was registered to Ryan.
Ryan faces six misdemeanor counts, including 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, per court records.
A judicial commissioner set Ryan’s bond at $6,000, but he qualified for pretrial release on non-financial conditions through the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office.
“From the outset, Coach Ryan has been fully cooperative with law enforcement, and he intends to remain fully cooperative as this matter moves forward,” David Raybin and Ben Raybin said in a statement. “Because this case is in its early stages, we currently have limited information regarding the allegations.”
Ryan currently works as an NFL analyst for ESPN, appearing on programming such as “Sunday NFL Countdown” and “Get Up.”
“We are aware and are in touch with Rex,” ESPN said in a statement.
Ryan previously served as head coach of the New York Jets from 2009 to 2014, leading the team to AFC Championship Games in consecutive years after the 2009 and 2010 seasons. He later coached the Buffalo Bills for two seasons from 2015 to 2016 before being dismissed.
Ryan is scheduled to appear in court next month.