The Tennessee Highway Patrol is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the driver responsible for an injury hit-and-run crash last week involving a tractor-trailer in Greene County.
The incident occurred Wednesday, November 5 around 7 am on Interstate 81 South near mile marker 47.
According to the THP, a passenger vehicle was parked on the right emergency shoulder. The driver of that vehicle was changing a rear tire when a passing tractor-trailer struck the vehicle. The victim was hit by her own vehicle and thrown from the scene, sustaining serious injuries.
A witness traveling behind the tractor-trailer reported seeing the crash and stated the truck driver initially pulled onto the right shoulder and stopped. The witness pulled in behind the truck to render aid to the victim. After a few minutes, the witness observed the truck driver flee the scene, continuing southbound on Interstate 81. The tractor-trailer driver never exited the cab of the truck.
The only description available for the suspect vehicle is a truck hauling a white box trailer. The tractor-trailer may have sustained damage to its right side, potentially near the rear axles of the tractor or the front of the box trailer.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has information regarding the driver or the vehicle is urged to contact the Tennessee Highway Patrol Emergency Dispatch Communications Center at (865) 895-6950 and request to speak with Sgt. Jonathan Scott.
