(KNOXVILLE, TN) – Just before 2 a.m. on Friday, August 27, 2021, Knoxville Police responded to a crash involving a pedestrian on I-40 West near the Cedar Bluff Road exit ramp.
Police say a 21 year old man was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS personnel.
The preliminary investigation shows that the victim was walking across the westbound lanes of I-40 when he was hit by a black SUV, which remained on scene following the collision.
KPD Crash Reconstruction investigators responded to the scene to investigate. That investigation remains ongoing at this time.
