Dwayne Haskins’ wife posts tribute to her ‘guardian angel’ on anniversary of death
Dwayne Haskins’ wife, Kalabrya, shared a heartfelt message about the late NFL quarterback on the one-year anniversary of his death after she filed a lawsuit last month alleging Haskins was drugged, blackmailed and robbed before he was struck and killed by a dump truck in South Florida on April 9, 2022.
“Forever My Guardian Angel,” Kalabrya wrote in an Instagram post Sunday, including photos and videos of the couple, who tied the knot in March 2021.
Prior to that, Kalabrya hadn’t posted on Instagram since June 2022.
She paid tribute to Haskins on the same day news of the lawsuit became public.
Haskins, 24, died of blunt force trauma after he was struck by a dump truck while walking on I-595 West at the I-95 interchange outside Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
According to the lawsuit, four of the 14 defendants, Karlee Peyton, Joey Smith, Meriem Yassine, and Wissal Yassine, allegedly drugged Haskins “to blackmail and rob him causing him and/or contributing to cause him severe injury and death.”
The lawsuit, which was filed in Florida by Kalabrya and Haskins’ parents, does not include further details about the allegations.
The legal documents also allege Oriel Patino, the driver of the dump truck, was “driving carelessly,” exceeded the speed limit, and “failed to maintain” the brakes and tires on his truck.
A toxicology report stated Haskins was legally drunk, with medical examiner reports indicating he was triple the Florida legal limit of .08 to drive.
Haskins also tested positive for ketamine and norketamine, drugs that are used by medical professionals as anesthetics, but can also be used recreationally.
A member of the Steelers told police that Haskins went to dinner with his cousin after training with teammates and later went to a club.
“They drank heavily and at some point, they got into a fight, separating,” the medical examiner report said.
In a 911 call on the morning of Haskins’ death, Kalabrya said the Steelers quarterback was “stuck” on the side of a Florida highway and “had to go walk and get gas.”
Kalabrya, who was not with Haskins at the time of his death, explained to the dispatcher that her husband “was stranded by himself and he was walking,” and that he would call her back after he had finished putting gas in his vehicle.
The medical examiner’s report stated that an unnamed “female companion” was in Haskins’ vehicle when it was found on the side of the road — and that she told Florida Highway Patrol that Haskins had left the vehicle to try to find gas.
The woman’s relationship to the late quarterback is unknown, according to the report.
Haskins, a former Rose Bowl MVP and Heisman Trophy finalist at Ohio State, was selected by Washington with the No. 15 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft.
Kalabrya, who played basketball at Michigan State, is the sister of WNBA player Kysre Gondrezick.
