A 33-year-old man was fatally struck by a car when he ran into traffic chasing after his dog.
On Monday afternoon, in Kingsport, Tennessee -- about 100 miles east of Knoxville -- an incident occurred.
When the Kingsport Police Department Traffic Unit responded to a call regarding a motor vehicle striking a pedestrian
as it travelled north on Lynn Garden Drive, authorities said that the vehicle had been speeding at the time of the collision.
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A light blue 2020 Honda Odyssey minivan, driven and solely occupied by Darshankumar Karshanbhai Patel of Kingsport, Tennessee, was found abandoned in a parking lot..
Gordon Gale Johnson of Kingsport was walking north on Lynn Garden Drive when he was struck by a car traveling lawfully northbound."
The Kingsport Police Department said that the victim ran into the roadway, directly into its path, chasing after a dog.
It was initially reported that 33-year-old Gordon Gale Johnson was taken to a local area hospital by Sullivan County EMS for treatment of his injuries.
Police said that 49-year-old Patel had died several hours later from injuries sustained in the crash with Johnson.
Police said that 49-year-old Patel had died several hours later from injuries sustained in the crash with Johnson.