# The vanity license plate that gave away Rex Ryan’s identity in alleged hit-and-run incident

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-vanity-license-plate-that-gave-away-rex-ryans-identity-in-alleged-hit-and-run-incident/
- Published: 2026-11-13T22:38:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T23:34:40+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/sports/vanity-license-plate-that-gave-away-rex-ryans-identity-from-alleged-hit-and-run/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A “HIT QBS” plate helped identify Ryan.
- He faces six misdemeanor warrants over the alleged incident.
- Ryan is due in court on 18 December.

## Summary

Michael Holland says a New York vanity plate reading “HIT QBS” helped him identify former NFL coach Rex Ryan as the driver in an alleged hit-and-run in Nashville. Ryan is accused of striking Holland and his wife as they crossed Broadway and leaving the scene; the case matters because he now faces criminal charges and a court hearing.

Holland said he filmed the plate after the 5 November incident and later connected it, along with a New York Jets plate holder, to Ryan. Police filed six misdemeanor warrants, including charges of leaving the scene, failing to provide information or aid, and disobeying a traffic signal. Ryan turned himself in, was released on $6,000 bond and is due in court on 18 December; Holland says both he and his wife have painful foot injuries.

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