(June 13, 2022) Crash Unit investigators are working an apparent hit and run collision that claimed the life of an unidentified man who was found deceased Monday at 7:30 a.m., lying next to a guardrail on Old Hickory Boulevard near Frist Boulevard.
A passerby reported seeing the man’s body this morning and called police. The preliminary investigation shows that he was walking along or crossing the far left southbound lane of Old Hickory Boulevard between Frist Boulevard and the I-40 West entrance ramp when he was hit by an unknown vehicle and thrown to the center median where he struck the guardrail. It appears that the crash occurred sometime during the night.
Evidence at the scene indicates that the hit and run vehicle may be red or maroon in color and missing the driver’s side mirror cover.
The pedestrian, who is white, had no identification. The Medical Examiner’s Office is working to identify him.
There are no sidewalks/crosswalks or street lighting in this stretch of the roadway.
Anyone with information about the hit and run vehicle/driver is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.
