Police: Pedestrian seriously injured after Greeneville hit-and-run crash

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A pedestrian was taken to the hospital Friday morning with serious injuries after he was hit by a vehicle that then left the scene, according to the Greeneville Police Department (GPD).

A GPD report states that around 5:39 a.m. an officer responded to a crash near the intersection of W. Andrew Johnson Highway and Pruitt Road.

Police report that a pedestrian was walking along the highway when he was hit by a vehicle, which fled the scene before officers arrived.

The pedestrian was transported by ambulance to the Johnson City Medical Center with “major injuries,” the report states.

A description of the vehicle was not available in the police report.

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