A young mother died one day after Christmas after she was struck by two vehicles while crossing a street in Nashville.
In a press release shared by the Metro Nashville Police Department on Saturday, Dec. 27, authorities identified 20-year-old Kira Phillips as the pedestrian who was hit on Bell Road on Friday, Dec. 26, at about 5:40 p.m. local time. Her name had initially been withheld while officers notified her next of kin.
Investigators said Phillips was in the continuous left-turn lane on Bell Road when she was struck by a driver in a northbound Nissan Versa who was turning left onto Rice Road. Police said the impact threw her into another lane, where she was hit by a second vehicle…