Officers block traffic on Kingston Pike near wreck
No charges will be filed against a teen driver who hit and killed a man in a wheelchair.
The accident happened in September 2011.
Investigators said the driver, Chandler Huneycutt, 18, was attempting to pull from Forest Glen Drive onto Kingston Pike when he struck Larry Masterson, 68, who was in a motorized wheelchair.
John Gill with the Knox County District Attorney General's Office said toxicology results showed that Huneycutt was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Even before those results were back, Gill said it was unlikely charges would be filed in this case based on the circumstances of the accident.
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Knoxville police have identified the victim in Wednesday's accident as 68-year old Larry Masterson of Knoxville.
KPD continues to investigate the incident.
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A 68 year-old man who used a wheelchair has died after he was hit by an SUV in West Knoxville Wednesday afternoon. That accident snarled traffic on Kingston Pike for hours.
The accident happened around 1:28 p.m. Investigators said the driver of a 2005 GMC Yukon driven by Chandler Huneycutt, 18, of Knoxville, was attempting to pull from Forest Glen Drive onto west bound Kingston Pike when the vehicle collided with a man in a motorized wheel chair as he was exiting the sidewalk and onto Forest Glen Drive.
The victim was knocked out of the wheelchair when he was hit. He was transported to UT Medical Center where he died from his injuries. The man has been identified, but his name has not been released.
Accident investigators are currently reviewing evidence and witness statements as they reconstruct the events leading up to the incident. Once the investigation has been completed, the results will be forwarded to the District Attorney General's Office for determination if any charges will be filed.
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According to officials with the Knoxville Police Department, all lanes of Kingston Pike are now open.
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Knoxville Police have closed Kingston Pike in the Sequoyah Hills neighborhood while they work to clear a serious accident.
KPD spokesman Darrell DeBusk said around 1:30 Wednesday, an SUV hit a man in a wheelchair at the intersection of Kingston Pike and Forest Glen Drive. The man was taken to UT Medical Center with critical injuries.
Drivers in the area tell 10News that traffic is already backed up to the Cumberland Avenue strip near the University of Tennessee campus.
Officers are diverting traffic onto Sutherland Avenue, which is already experiencing some delays due to utility work in the area.
Investigators are reconstructing the wreck. KPD expects Kingston Pike to be closed for at least an hour.
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