KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A 21-year-old man is dead after attempting to cross I-40, Knoxville Police said. They said his name was Ian Johnson, from Knoxville.
Just before 2 a.m. on Friday, officers responded to a crash involving a pedestrian on I-40 West near the Cedar Bluff Road exit ramp.
KPD said that the 21-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS personnel.
Police said that an early investigation shows that the victim was attempting to cross the westbound lanes of I-40 when he was hit by a black SUV, which remained at the scene during the investigation.
The investigation is still ongoing.