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Woman, 81, killed on Kingston Pike was beloved member of Knoxville legal community

KPD said the crash that killed Michael "Micki" Fox remains under investigation.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — UPDATE Noon Monday: The woman struck and killed last week on Kingston Pike in Bearden has been identified as Michael "Micki" Fox, age 81.

Fox was struck Thursday night by a vehicle at Mohican Street, according to the Knoxville Police Department.

KPD spokesman Scott Erland said several witnesses reported seeing Fox trying to cross Kingston Pike while outside of the crosswalk. The driver was westbound.

"I am not aware of any pending charges for the driver of the involved vehicle at this time," Erland told WBIR.

Fox spent decades working at the University of Tennessee College of Law and the Tennessee Law Review. She was known as the "Mother of the Law Review."

Fox started with the publication back in 1971 as a manuscript typist. She went on to become the review's business manager. She also had worked at the college as the CLE, or continuing legal education, coordinator.

In a 2015 interview published by the College of Law, she talked about her love of the students and the friendships she'd made with them. She said at the time she looked forward to continuing her association with the school.

"My job is different every day; you can’t get bored. I wonder if I’ll get up to 50 years working here. That would be something, wouldn’t it? I love this job. The law school has allowed me to grow and progress and gives me major new challenges every few years. I like juggling hats," she said.

The Tennessee Bar Association noted her passing last week in a blog post. 

PREVIOUS STORY: A woman is dead after police said a vehicle hit her on Kingston Pike in the Bearden area Thursday evening.

According to the Knoxville Police Department, officers responded to a crash involving a pedestrian on Kingston Pike at the Mohican Street intersection around 7:30 p.m. 

KPD said EMS took a woman to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with serious injuries that were not initially believed to be life-threatening, but officers were told by UTMC staff the woman had died after 10 p.m.

Police said multiple witnesses reported the woman was hit by a car while she crossed the street outside of the crosswalk. The vehicle that was involved stayed at the scene, police said.

KPD said the incident remains under investigation by crash reconstruction teams.

Editor's Note: KPD said the victim was a woman and not a man as the department initially reported.

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