KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened in North Knoxville at around 12:40 a.m. on Saturday.
KPD said officers responded to I-75 South near the Merchant Drive on-ramp. A report said officers found a man unresponsive on the road. When emergency personnel arrived, he was pronounced dead.
Knoxville police say based on a preliminary investigation and evidence at the scene, they believe the man was walking when he was hit by a car. KPD said there were no witnesses or suspects and they do not know what kind of vehicle it was.
If you have any information call the KPD hit-and-run office at 865-215-7370 or the KPD Crime and Drug Hotline at 865-215-7212. Tips can be submitted anonymously.