KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Update (4/3)
The Knoxville Police Department identified the woman who was hit and killed on Dandridge Avenue last Thursday morning as 43-year-old Sankinna Merchant from Knoxville.
KPD said the investigation is ongoing.
Original story
A woman is dead after a fatal pedestrian-involved crash that happened early Thursday morning, according to the Knoxville Police Department.
At around 4:45 a.m., KPD officers responded to Dandridge Avenue east of Hazen Street on the report of an unresponsive individual who had apparently been hit by a car, according to KPD.
Knoxville Fire and AMR personnel attempted life-saving measures, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene, KPD said.
KPD believes that she was walking on the road when the crash happened. Officials said the driver of the involved car is cooperating with the investigation.
The story is ongoing and we will update you as we learn more.