Pedestrian Dies In Early Morning Accident
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GREENBRIER TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn Information) – One particular person has died in Greenbrier following an early morning accident Sunday.
In keeping with officers in Robertson County, a 49-year-old male was pronounced useless on the scene after reportedly being struck by at the very least one car close to 2806 Freeway 41 south in Greenbrier at roughly 2:16 am Sunday morning. MAP
The accident is being investigated by the Tennessee Freeway Patrol. The physique was transported to the forensic heart in Nashville the place an post-mortem will likely be carried out.
In keeping with a report launched by the THP, round 2:00 a.m. a car touring within the 2700 block of Freeway 41 South in Greenbrier observed what gave the impression to be a physique mendacity within the street. The car rotated and drove again, getting inside 10-feet of the physique and shined their headlights in the direction of the physique. The driving force noticed the physique of a white-male, sporting solely blue-jean pants showing unresponsive.
The driving force then moved the car a little bit additional away from the physique and known as the Robertson County 911 heart. Whereas the 911 name was in progress, Trooper John-Mark Tarr of the Tennessee Freeway Patrol (THP) was on patrol within the space approaching the car. The car flashed their lights at Trooper Tarr to get his consideration.
Whereas Trooper Tarr approached the car flashing their headlights, he inadvertently ran over the physique. He instantly stopped his car, acquired out to verify what he had ran over, and upon realizing he ran over a person, he shortly known as THP dispatch and requested for an ambulance to answer his location.
The trooper activated his lights and digicam after calling dispatch. 49-year-old James Yates of Springfield, Tennessee was pronounced useless on the scene. It’s unknown why he was mendacity within the street.
Tennessee Freeway Patrol’s Vital Incident Response Group (CIRT) and Prison Investigations Division (CID) responded to the scene. The incident stays below investigation.
A Go Fund Me Web page has been arrange by the household to cowl bills. The household tells Smokey Barn Information that Mr’s Yates was within the strategy of heading house from Nashville when the accident occurred.
Smokey Barn Information sends our ideas and prayers to the household and pals of the person who misplaced his life and the Trooper as they face the times forward.
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