Ohio State coach Brian Hartline said he was drinking before ATV crash: police

Ohio State soccer offensive coordinator Brian Hartline mentioned he was ingesting previous to an ATV crash at his residence over the weekend, in accordance with a sheriff’s report of the incident.

Hartline, who was hospitalized after struggling severe accidents in a crash that occurred Sunday morning, knowledgeable medical personnel he had been ingesting earlier within the night, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Workplace’s case report mentioned, which was obtained by The Columbus Dispatch.

It isn’t indicated within the report how a lot Hartline had been ingesting, nonetheless.

Hartline’s sister Jaimie was additionally requested by a 911 dispatcher if the coach and pal Joshua Gaylor, who was using within the car, had been ingesting.

“Sure, they’ve,” she mentioned.

A subject sobriety check didn’t happen on the time as Hartline receiving rapid medical consideration took precedence, Tracy Whited, a spokesperson for the Delaware County Sherrif’s Workplace, mentioned.

The report additional famous how Hartline’s hospital room had “a robust odor of an alcoholic beverage.”

The Buckeyes coach couldn’t be interviewed on the time as he was unconscious as a consequence of remedy.

Although Hartline’s title is redacted within the report, he implied in a tweet Sunday he had been maneuvering the machine.

“I respect everyones assist. I crashed my aspect by aspect on my property and have been taken to the hospital for additional analysis,” the 36-year-old Hartline posted. “I’m doing effectively.”

A spokesperson for Ohio State informed The Columbus Dispatch on Monday that Hartline had been launched from the hospital.

A Buckeyes alum, Hartline performed within the NFL for seven seasons, primarily with the Miami Dolphins from 2009 to 2014.

He was promoted because the Buckeyes’ offensive coordinator within the offseason and nonetheless serves because the extensive receivers coach.