Update: The pedestrian struck and killed Saturday in the 800 block of Murfreesboro Pike is identified as Lorenzo Mendoza, 63.
The pedestrian struck and killed Saturday at 12:30 a.m. in the 800 block of Murfreesboro Pike is tentatively identified as a 63-year-old Nashville man. The Medical Examiner is working to positively identify him.
The preliminary investigation shows that the driver of an eastbound Ford Escape struck the pedestrian who was crossing between the intersections of Murfreesboro Pike and Plus Park Drive and Murfreesboro Pike and Spence Lane. There are crosswalks at those intersections.
The driver stopped and showed no signs of impairment. The pedestrian was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he died.