The Knoxville Police Department is investigating an overnight fatal, hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian.

At around 1:40 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the reported hit-and-run on Chapman Highway at Fort Avenue, just south of the Henley Street Bridge. Officers arrived on scene and found the victim in the intersection. The victim, an adult man, was transported to the UT Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

A witness reported that the victim was hit by a black SUV while walking across Chapman Highway, and that the SUV continued to drive south on Chapman Highway after striking the victim.

The suspect vehicle has not been positively identified or located at this time, despite extensive efforts by responding officers to canvass the area.

The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending next of kin notification and the investigation remains ongoing at this time. Anyone with information concerning the suspect vehicle is urged to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165. Tipsters can remain anonymous.