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KPD: Vehicle found after fatal hit-and-run motorcycle wreck on Western Avenue

The Knoxville Police Department said Donald Massengill was driving west on Western Avenue when he was rear-ended by a vehicle that drove away from the scene.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a Knoxville motorcyclist.

On Wednesday, March 29, officers responded to a crash on Western Avenue near University Avenue around 9:30 p.m., according to KPD. 

KPD said it believes 54-year-old Donald Massengill was driving west on Western Avenue when he was rear-ended by a vehicle that drove away from the scene.

Massengill was transported to the UT Medical Center with critical, life-threatening injuries. He has since died, according to KPD. 

KPD said the vehicle that originally fled was located. KPD's crash reconstruction team is working with the Knox County District Attorney's Office, which will make a determination regarding prosecution.

 

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