‘That was Mack’: North Nashville man mourned after hit-and-run

The family of 50-year-old Mack Tyrone Cosby is still searching for answers after he was struck and killed last week while walking along Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Boulevard near Osage Street. Despite police releasing an image of the SUV believed to be involved, no arrests have been made.

For people in North Nashville, Mack’s death feels deeply personal. The intersection of Dr. D.B. Todd and Clay Street isn’t just any corner — Mack’s cousin, Jerome Boyd, calls it “Mack’s corner.”

“If you worked or passed here, you saw Mack,” Boyd said.

Boyd said he’d even take it a step further and name the entire street after his cousin. Boyd said everyone in North Nashville would agree because that’s the kind of impression Mack, who he considered a brother, left behind…

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