Update: The driver has been identified as Jimmie Chandler, 81, of Nashville.
The 81-year-old driver of a Mazda Miata has died following today’s 6:30 a.m. single-vehicle crash on I-40 East near McCrory Lane. The preliminary investigation indicates the Miata, for unknown reasons, crossed into the center median before striking a digital message sign pole.
The driver died at the scene. Efforts are currently underway to notify his family.
There were no signs of impairment at the scene.