Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins had blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when he was fatally hit, report says

By Jamiel Lynch and Laura James, CNN

Updated 0450 GMT (1250 HKT) May 24, 2022

Dwayne Haskins warms up before a game on December. 5, 2021, in Pittsburgh.

(CNN)Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when he was fatally struck by a dump truck on a South Florida highway in April, according to a report from the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office obtained byaffiliate WSVN and shared with CNN.

Haskins, 24, was trying to cross the westbound lanes of Interstate 595, near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, on the morning of April 9 when he was fatally hit, CNN previously reported. The Florida Highway Patrol told the medical examiner that Haskins ran out of gas on the side of I-595 and left his vehicle on foot around 6:15 a.m. to look for gas, the report says.Around 6:30 a.m., witnesses began calling 911 to report a pedestrian walking in the lanes of traffic, the report says. The dump truck driver told authorities he was driving along in the dark when Haskins appeared in the center lane of the highway and the driver hit him.According to the report, Haskins' blood alcohol level was 0.20 at the time of his death, which is 2.5 times Florida's legal limit of .08.Read MoreHis cause of death was determined to be multiple blunt force injuries, the report says. 911 call indicates Dwayne Haskins was walking on highway to get gas before fatal crashAn investigator also spoke with the head of security for the Steelers who said Haskins was training with his teammates all day and then went to dinner with the team, according to the report. After dinner, the security head said Haskins and a friend went to a club where «they drank heavily.»«On behalf of Dwayne's wife, his