Update: Jerry Crutcher, 67, has been identified as the pedestrian fatally struck Tuesday night on Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Boulevard. A 38-year-old Nashville man came forward this afternoon and admitted to being the driver of the Jeep Cherokee involved in this case. The man told officers that he thought he impacted a speed bump. Charges are pending the completion of the investigation.
Traffic Division investigators are working to identify the driver of a black Jeep involved in Tuesday night's hit and run crash on Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Boulevard at 17th Avenue North that killed a 67-year-old Nashville man. The preliminary investigation indicates the man was lying in the middle of the roadway when a Jeep struck him and continued northbound without stopping.
He was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he died.
Anyone with information on the Jeep or driver involved is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.
