Rex Ryan Arrested in Nashville: Former Jets Coach Charged After Alleged Hit-and-Run Injured Two Pedestrians

NASHVILLE — Former New York Jets head coach and ESPN analyst Rex Ryan surrendered to Metro Nashville Police on Wednesday and was booked in the Davidson County Jail on misdemeanor charges connected to a hit-and-run that injured two pedestrians downtown, police said in a statement reported by The Tennessean. The surrender made 'rex ryan' the No. 1 trending Google search in the United States on Wednesday's fresh listing.

Police said the pedestrians were crossing Broadway before midnight on Nov. 5 from 4th Avenue, with a walk sign, when a truck turning right from 4th Avenue ran over both victims' feet and one of their legs. The pedestrians said the vehicle kept going but stopped for a red light at Broadway and Representative John Lewis Way, where they waved down the driver; they said he stepped out of the truck to argue with them, got back in, and drove away, according to the police account. The pedestrians photographed the truck's license plate, which is how police connected it to Ryan. Both pedestrians suffered minor injuries, according to the WSMV account reported by The Spun.

Ryan is charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident, two counts of failure to give information or render aid, and two counts of failure to obey a traffic control signal, police said. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $6,000. The charges are allegations; Ryan is presumed innocent, and no statement from Ryan was reported in the coverage read by the desk.

The arrest lands during the NFL season, when Ryan, 63, makes regular Monday appearances on ESPN's 'Get Up,' The Spun reported, noting it is unclear whether ESPN will part ways with him and that he had recently shown interest in Maryland's head coaching vacancy. The desk will follow the Davidson County court record as it develops.