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At the time, Stanley was headed home after dropping off his daughter at the Fort Lauderdale Airport.
As he attempted to take an off-ramp, Stanley said he noticed two vehicles quickly merge into his lane. That’s when he spotted the man on the road that he thinks may have been Haskins.
“What I noticed was a Mack truck, or a big tractor-trailer, with also another vehicle that started moving a little bit to the left,” Stanley told the news station. “I was in the left lane and then there was the right lane.”
“And then I noticed an individual there starting to make their way onto the road,” he added.
Stanley said he noticed the man’s hands rise up as they continued walking onto I-595.
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“That’s why it’s just very disturbing. I just didn’t understand the situation,” the told the outlet.
In a statement to PEOPLE, the Florida Highway Patrol said they are currently investigating the incident. They do not expect to release any more information until the case is closed, which may take 90 days.
Many friends and loved ones have paid tribute to the Ohio State University alum in the days since his death.
On Monday, OSU head coach Ryan Day told reporters that Haskins dreamed of being a quarterback for the school, and eventually made that a reality.
“[It’s] one of the biggest legacies he’s going to leave behind. He set a dream and he chased it,” Day said, according toCleveland.com.
“He felt like he was built for this,” Day added. “He always knew [success] would happen to him and he walked with so much confidence that way.”
Haskins was in Florida last week as a guest of new Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky, as the team held training sessions ahead of the 2022 season. The Steelers did not immediately return requests for comment, and a representative of Trubisky said the quarterback was not yet ready to speak about Haskins' death.
source: people.com
