CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee – A 42-year-old man crossing Lee Highway in Chattanooga suffered life-threatening injuries when a Jeep Grand Cherokee hit him on October 23, according to the Chattanooga Police Department.
Officers were dispatched to the 7000 block of Lee Highway at about 7:15 p.m. for a report of a person hit by a vehicle. Paramedics took the man to a local hospital.
The department’s Traffic/DUI Unit responded to investigate. Preliminary findings show the Jeep was traveling north on Lee Highway when it struck the man as he crossed the roadway…