KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Twenty-eight-year-old Abraham Briones is facing charges after leaving the scene of a fatal crash overnight on Asheville Highway, according to Knoxville Police.
Officers responded to the scene near Yankee Street where they found an unidentified man who was struck by a car while crossing the road. A witness described the involved car as a blue sedan.
The pedestrian later died from his injuries, KPD said.
A witness described the involved car as a blue sedan. Through investigation and the help of Flock license-plate readers, KPD soon found the vehicle that matched the description, according to police.
KPD responded to the registered address for the car on Holston Drive and found a blue Honda Civic with front-end damage and a paint color that matched the paint chips that were found at the scene.
Briones was later detained, questioned by authorities and then charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and driving without a license, KPD said.
The crash remains under investigation.
