NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Police responded to the 6000 block of Nolensville Pike Tuesday afternoon after a major crash.
Officials said that investigations began after officers responded to 6211 Nolensville Pike following a reported hit-and-run accident at 1:15 p.m.
Marion Douglas, 61, was driving a Chevrolet S10 pickup truck erratically in the northbound lanes of Nolensville Pike when he hit a traffic control worker who was setting up traffic cones, says the Metro Nashville Police Department.
A second traffic control worker saw the pickup truck run off the east side of Nolensville Pike before crossing the road and going down an embankment. The truck collided with a power pole and a tree after going down the embankment.
Metro police report Douglas died at the scene. The traffic control worker who was hit was taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center and has non-life-threatening injuries.
The Medical Examiner will determine the victim's cause of death, as well as determining if a medical issue contributed to the cause of the collision.
A large portion of the area was closed because of the second crash. Metro Police tweeted and asked drivers to be mindful of the road closure.
Nolensville Pike in South Nashville is closed in the 6200 block due to a fatal crash. The closure is in the area of Porter House Drive. Please be mindful of this closure and the detours now in place. pic.twitter.com/4tBB0fGRub
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) September 6, 2022
