Former NFL coach Rex Ryan surrendered to Nashville police on Wednesday on charges stemming from an alleged hit-and-run involving two pedestrians.
Ryan, 63, turned himself in on six outstanding misdemeanor warrants. He faces two counts each of leaving the scene of an accident, failure to give information or render aid, and failure to obey a traffic-control signal. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $6,000.
The alleged incident occurred just before midnight on November 5 near Fourth Avenue and Broadway. The pedestrians were crossing Broadway with a walk signal when Ryan’s pickup truck allegedly turned right and ran over their feet, also making contact with one person’s leg. Both suffered minor injuries.
The pedestrians told police they waved Ryan down and that he got out of the truck and argued with them before driving away. They said they photographed Ryan and the truck’s license plate before he left.
Police said the photographs and a registration record linking the truck to Ryan formed the basis for an arrest warrant.
Ryan, now an NFL analyst for ESPN, was the New York Jets’ head coach from 2009 to 2014.
