Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident in Knoxville Highlights Dangers of Pedestrian Accidents to Knoxville Residents, Rights and Options of Hit-and-Run Accident Victims Under Tennessee Laws Explained
The death of a 75-year-old woman at the hands of a hit-and-run driver in Knoxville highlights just how dangerous hit-and-run pedestrian accidents can be in the city, and raises the important discussion of how hit-and-run accident victims in Knoxville can get justice under Tennessee personal injury laws. According to local news reports, earlier this year on February 3, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a hit-and-run car accident involving a pedestrian on Walker Boulevard. The terrible and fatal pedestrian accident occurred just after 7:30 p.m. in the evening in Knoxville, in the area of Walker Boulevard and Northgate Terrace. Reports indicate that when Knoxville Police Department officers arrived at the scene of the accident, the 75-year-old woman who had been hit was there, but the vehicle that hit her had left the scene of the fatal accident. The woman was taken to the hospital for emergency medical treatment, but she, sadly, died from her injuries.
Investigators looking into the fatal pedestrian accident believe that the 75-year-old woman and accident victim was crossing Walker Boulevard in the crosswalk when she was hit by a vehicle that continued to drive northbound. The Knoxville Police Department was actively looking for the suspect vehicle as of the time of the most recent reports regarding the fatal pedestrian accident. The suspect vehicle was reported by police to be a silver or white SUV with a black top. The vehicle was said to be possibly a Jeep or Hummer.
The fatal pedestrian hit-and-run accident is still under investigation, and it remains to be seen if charges will be filed in the case, or if the family of the 75-year-old pedestrian accident victim will seek justice in the case under Tennessee laws.
Knoxville Families Have Rights Under Tennessee Personal Injury Laws
It is important for Knoxville families to know that they have rights and options under Tennessee personal injury laws when a loved one is killed by a hit-and-run driver. When a person is killed by a hit-and-run driver in Knoxville, certain close surviving members of their family may bring a case in court for money compensation for the loss of their loved one. These are called wrongful death actions and they are brought under Tennessee civil laws, rather than Tennessee criminal laws. There is a limited time to file a wrongful death case in Knoxville, so it is best to speak to an experienced Knoxville pedestrian accident lawyer as soon as possible after a serious or fatal pedestrian accident injures or claims the life of your loved one.
The experienced Knoxville pedestrian accident lawyers at the law firm Fox Farley Willis & Burnette PLLC are here to help victims of serious and fatal pedestrian accidents in Knoxville get justice against the negligent and criminal drivers who injure them. Contact Fox Farley Willis & Burnette PLLC today and speak to a lawyer about your case now.
Source:
wvlt.tv/2025/02/10/pedestrian-dies-after-knoxville-hit-and-run-crash-police-say/
