Dwayne Haskins Passed Away!

Florida authorities want to know why Dwayne Haskins was on the freeway.

Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL are mourning the loss of quarterback Dwayne Haskins. He was killed while walking on Interstate 595 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A dump truck ran the 24-year old over.

The Florida Highway Patrol has confirmed that he was hit on Saturday. They have no idea on why he was walking on the freeway in the early morning of Saturday.

Haskins' agent Cedric Saunders said to ESPN that he was vying for the spot that was left by Ben Roethlisberger, the famed Pittsburgh quarterback who retired this year. Haskins was a standout player from the Ohio State Buckeyes. He led the Buckeyes to victory in 2018 during Urban Meyer's final years as coach for the team.

“Mr. Haskins was walking on a limited access facility highway/expressway for unknown reasons,” FHP said in a statement. “He was attempting to cross the westbound lanes of Interstate 595 when there was oncoming traffic. Unfortunately, he collided with an oncoming dump truck.”

Interstate 595 in Florida Carrie's 245,000 vehicles daily.

Haskins was pronounced dead at the scene, FHP spokesperson Lt. Indiana Miranda confirmed to The Associated Press.

WPXI-TV, citing DK Pittsburgh Sports, said Haskins was driving to the airport to return to Pittsburgh and stopped his vehicle to get out when he was hit by the dump truck.

Born in Highland Park, New Jersey, Haskins and his family moved to Potomac, Maryland, when he was in the ninth grade. There, he attended and played football at Bullis School from 2013–2016, where he passed for 5,308 yards and 54 touchdowns. He originally committed to the University of Maryland over Rutgers University to play college football, but later decided to attend Ohio State University after Maryland football coach Randy Edsall was fired mid-season.

He played college football at Ohio State, where he won the Sammy Baugh Trophy and was the 2019 Rose Bowl MVP as a sophomore. Haskins was selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, but was released after less than two seasons due to inconsistent play and questions over his work ethic. He signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021, where he played until his death during the following off-season.