Pedestrian hit and killed along Chapman Highway in Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after a pedestrian was fatally struck by vehicle on Tuesday.

Officers responded to the crash on Chapman Highway near Gwinfield Drive around 8 p.m. The pedestrian, an adult man, was transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center and pronounced dead.

The identity of the victim has not yet been released. A police spokesperson said that preliminary findings indicate that the man was attempting to cross the roadway when he was struck by a northbound vehicles…

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