Dwayne Haskins’ parents not attending son’s funeral in Pittsburgh, will hold separate services

The dad and mom of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins, who died earlier this month after being struck by a automobile on a Florida freeway, say they won’t attend his funeral companies Friday, in response to a report. 

Haskins’ spouse, Kalabrya Haskins, mentioned in a press release final week that funeral companies for the previous Washington quarterback can be held Friday on the Allegheny Middle Alliance Church in Pittsburgh. 

DWAYNE HASKINS WAS STRANDED ON FLORIDA HIGHWAY, GETTING GAS WHEN HE WAS TRUCK BY A TRUCK, 911 CALL REVEALS

However Haskins’ dad and mom, Dwayne Sr. and Tamara Haskins, will reportedly not be in attendance. 

The pair advised USA At present they’ve by no means met their son’s spouse and felt that assembly her at his funeral can be the fallacious time.  

“We now have by no means met or spoken to the spouse, and we didn’t need our son’s funeral service to be the place we met her for the primary time,” their assertion to the outlet mentioned.

Haskins, who was in Florida coaching with the Steelers, was trying to cross the westbound lanes of Interstate 595 on foot when he was hit by a dump truck round 6:37 a.m. April 9, in response to the Florida Freeway Patrol. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene.

A 911 name positioned by Kalabrya Haskins, who was in Pittsburgh on the time, revealed that Haskins was apparently stalled on the facet of the freeway and was getting fuel simply earlier than being struck. 

Dwayne Haskins (7) of the Washington Soccer Group appears to be like at hand off the ball throughout a recreation in opposition to the Panthers at FedExField Dec. 27, 2020, in Landover, Md. 
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“My husband, he was caught on the facet of the freeway. He needed to go stroll and get fuel, after which he mentioned he was returning to the automobile on the freeway,” she defined to dispatch. 

“We had been on the cellphone, and he mentioned he was going to name me again after he completed placing the fuel in, and I stored calling and stored calling and he wasn’t answering … I simply need any person to go within the space and see if his automobile is there and if he’s OK and if something occurred to him.”

Haskins’ dad and mom advised WUSA9 that they may as an alternative maintain two companies for his or her son, one on Saturday in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the place Haskins was born and raised, and one Sunday in Potomac, Maryland, the place he later grew up. 

Dwayne Haskins of the Pittsburgh Steelers appears to be like on throughout a recreation in opposition to the Detroit Lions at Heinz Subject Aug. 21, 2021, in Pittsburgh.
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“We now have had such an amazing outpouring of affection for our son because the information broke of our loss,” they advised the outlet. “He was touched by so many individuals on his journey to being a standout athlete, and we’re grateful to all of them. This ache is unimaginable, and we recognize everybody who shares in our heartbreak.”