Dwayne Haskins' widow made concerned call to 911: 'I kept calling and he wasn't answering'
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Dwayne Haskins' widow called 911 concerned about her husband on the morning he was struck and killed on a Florida highway.
The Broward County Sheriff's Department released about 23 minutes worth of 911 calls, including one from his wife Kalabrya Haskins. The investigator's report said Dwayne Haskins was "improperly" in the road.
Witnesses frantically called 911 after seeing Haskins get hit by a dump truck on a Florida highway.
"I'm in the middle of 595. What's going on there? I was traveling on the road and I saw a dump truck hit the man," a witness said to dispatchers.
According to police, the truck was driving near the middle of the highway when it hit Haskins, sending his body toward the median. A second car made an evasive move to try and miss Haskins but ended up clipping him.
During the call, first obtained by Miami reporter Andy Slater, Kalabrya Haskins tells the emergency dispatcher she is concerned for her husband's safety.
In the exchange, Haskins' widow says she was on the phone with her husband but could no longer reach him. She said he became stranded on the highway and needed to get gas.
She tells the dispatcher that she is making the call from the couple's home in Pittsburgh.
Kalabrya Haskins: "My husband, he was stuck on the side of the highway. He had to go walk and get gas."
Kalabrya Haskins: "We were on the phone. He said he was going to call me back. I kept calling and kept calling and he wasn't answering. Eventually, I continued to call him and the phone cut off."
Later, during the call, the dispatchers stops her.
Dispatcher: "I don't want you to panic, but I am going to be honest with you. We do have an incident on the highway, but I can't confirm if that's your husband or not."
Kalabrya Haskins: "Do you have a description of him? How long ago was..."
Dispatcher: "We have units in route right now. I think rescue just got on scene. Hang tight."
She was on the phone with dispatchers for about 6 1/2 minutes and told them she and Haskins were on the phone earlier that morning. Haskins told her he would call back after he got gas.
At one point, she can be heard praying for his safety: "Bring him home safely dear lord."
Dwayne Haskins was struck and killed by a dump truck trying to cross westbound on I-595 on April 9. He died at the scene. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the accident. Their investigation is expected to take about 90 days
