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THP: Pedestrian dead after DUI crash on Clinton Highway near Powell

A driver was charged with DUI after hitting and killing a pedestrian, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Highway Patrol said a pedestrian was killed Saturday night after being hit by a driver under the influence. 

The crash happened on Clinton Highway near West Emory Road, according to THP. 

THP identified the driver as 24-year-old Nicholas Morris. He was driving north when 32-year-old Leroy Goodrich stepped out into the road and into the turning lane. 

Morris hit Goodrich with the front of his car, THP said.

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