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Fort Knox Soldier Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Clarksville

Posted at 10:55 AM, Jun 24, 2015
and last updated 2015-07-09 01:27:24-04

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – A soldier from Fort Knox has been identified as the person who was struck and killed by a vehicle in Montgomery County overnight.

Officials with the Clarksville Police Department said 25-year-old Kenneth Ronald Berry, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, died after being hit by a vehicle shortly after midnight Wednesday.

The incident happened on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard and Terminal Road in Clarksville.

Police said Berry walked onto Wilma Rudolph Boulevard and was struck by a Nissan Pathfinder. They said the driver was unable to avoid hitting him. 

He was airlifted to Vanderbilt Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased.

Berry was a soldier from Fort Knox and was at Fort Campbell temporarily for training.