Update: The pedestrian killed in Sunday morning’s crash on Old Murfreesboro Pike has been identified as Jesus M. Gonzalez, 67.
The pedestrian killed in Sunday’s 1:40 a.m. crash on Old Murfreesboro Pike near Faircloth Avenue has been tentatively identified as a 57-year-old man. The preliminary investigation indicates a Kia Sorento was traveling west when it struck the man who was laying in the roadway.
It is unclear if the Kia was the first vehicle to hit the man.
He died at the scene. Efforts are underway to notify his family.
There were no signs of impairment at the scene on the part of the pedestrian or the Kia driver.