arthel: and we have a tragic news now from the nfl, pittsburgh steelers cornerback duane haskins was killed after a vehicle hit him in south florida this morning, he was reportedly in florida training with some fellow steelers, and he was a star and ohio state and washington medium the 15th overall pick in the 2019, nfl draft and after two seasons over the steelers sign him last year and he was expected to battle with the job left vacant after good whataburger retired in the steelers head coach is saying in a statement instead i am devastated and that a loss for words with the unfortunate passing of duane haskins and he quickly became part of her steelers family up on his arrival in pittsburgh and he was one of our hardest workers both on and off the field and in our communities elaine was a great teammate but even more so a tremendous write it to so many that i'm truly heartbroken thoughts and prayers are with his wife, and his entire family during this difficult time and duane haskins, just 24 years old. >> is so sad and unfortunate. eric: neurons present with a provocative stateme

duane haskins has passed away at the age of 24. he was struck by a vehicle early this morning.had a standup career at ohio state, leading the buckeyes to a big ten championship and rose bowl victory during the 2018 season. he was drafted by the washington commanders in the first round in 2019, and most recently, as i said, played with the pittsburg steelers. he would've turned 25 years old when you need help it's great to be in sync with customer service. a team of reps who can anticipate the next step genesys technology is changing the way customer service teams anticipate what customers need. because happy customers are music to our ears. genesys, we're behind every customer smile. >>> a live picture again of that fire and benicia that firefighters are struggling with. they say it is tough , because it is a windy situation. they are monitoring it closely. da lin is on the scene. we will have the latest on kpix 5 news at 6:00. >>> hundreds of people lined the streets in san francisco today to celebrate cesar chavez day. >> it included a parade of low riders down 19th and missi

a sad story tonight out of florida where pittsburgh steelers quarterback duane haskins was killed whens hit by a dump truck as he was walking across a freeway haskins was part of a group of steelers that had gathered to work out during the offseason. abc news reporter alex pershing with what we know about the investig. pittsburgh steelers quarterback, dwayne haskins died saturday morning after he was struck by a vehicle while walking on a south, florida highway, florida highway patrol confirming the accident saying the 24 year old was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a dump truck, but did not offer an explanation as to why haskins was walking on the highway after a standout 2018 season at ohio state university haskins was selected 15th overall by washington in the 2019 draft. he played two seasons in washington before being released by the team. he then signed with pittsburgh in january of 2021 to sad day in pittsburgh a young kid with his whole life ahead of him, you know with the promising career it's just sad the young quarterback was in florida training alongside oth

football are actually now incredibly sad because they're paying tribute to steelers' quarterback duane haskinsd yesterday morning in florida after authorities say he was hit by a dump truck as he walked across an interstate highway. jenna coleman -- christina coleman live with more. >> reporter: authorities are investigating why haskins tried to cross multiple lanes of traffic yesterday. the quarterback was in south florida to train with some of his teammates. a pittsburgh news station reports that haskins was on his way to the airport to return to pittsburgh when the fatal collision a happened. i've been reaching out to florida authorities for confirmation and any possible new details. i'm waiting to hear back. florida highway patrol says haskins was walking on interstate 595 in fort lauderdale for unknown reasons around i 6:37 a.m. yesterday morning when heed to cross the highway and was with hit by a dump truck. this is a traffic homicide investigation. haskins was pronounced dead at the scene. he was a stand theout at ohio state before becoming washington's first round pick in 2019. he a p