Dwayne Haskins’s death ‘targetted and drugged’? New lawsuit brings fresh allegations of ‘blackmail, robbery conspiracy’

A lawsuit was filed one year after the tragic death of former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins, by being struck and killed by a dump truck on a South Florida highway on April 9, 2022. The family of the killed quarterback accuses a number of people, companies, and the state of Florida in this suit of drugging, robbing, and extorting him prior to his being killed.

The accident allegedly happened while Haskins was intoxicated on the highway after running out of petrol.

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The lawsuit, which was just filed in Fort Lauderdale, claims that a man and three women drugged and robbed the former Ohio State star in the hours leading up to the tragedy on April 9, 2022. They claim that it took place at a hotel in Boca Raton, a posh golf driving range, a bar, and a nightclub.

The case claims that Haskins was drugged “to blackmail and rob him, causing him and/or contributing to cause him severe injury and death” by four of the 14 defendants, Karlee Peyton, Joey Smith, Meriem Yassine, and Wissal Yassine. However, there are no specifics provided in the lawsuit.

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‘It is believed that Dwayne was targeted and drugged as part of a blackmail and robbery conspiracy,’ attorney Rick Ellsley alleged in a statement released Monday. ‘In fact, his highly-expensive watch was stolen from him shortly before his death.’

Oriel Patino, the driver of the dump truck, is also charged with driving carelessly, exceeding the posted speed limit, and failing to maintain the brakes and tires of his vehicle, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit makes no mention of Patino’s alleged involvement in drugging, extorting, or robbing Haskins.

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“Many questions remain as to why the truck driver did not avoid hitting Dwayne given the highly visible activity in the area before the impact and the fact that the other drivers did not hit Dwayne,” attorney Rick Ellsley added in a statement. “The truck driver’s cell phone records have not yet been disclosed. The [Florida Highway Patrol Traffic Homicide Report] also notes that the driver refused to provide a blood sample to the police at the scene and still has not provided the alcohol test results.”