A former Buffalo Bills head coach is facing six misdemeanor counts after allegedly striking two pedestrians with his pickup truck and leaving the scene in Nashville, Tennessee. According to the Nashville Police Department, Rex Ryan turned himself in on Wednesday after warrants were issued against him. He is 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. Nashville Police say a pickup truck Ryan was driving ran over their feet and made contact with one of the person's legs. The people said Ryan kept going but stopped at a red light where they waved him down. According to the pedestrians involved in the incident, Ryan got out of his truck to argue with them but then got back into his truck and drove away. They took pictures of his license plate, which was registered to Ryan. His bond was set by a judge at $6,000.
Ryan, who is 63 years old, was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills in 2015 and 2016. His record with the Bills was 15-16 before he got fired prior to the final week of the 2016 season. He joined ESPN as an NFL analyst in 2017.
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