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Police search for driver in hit-run-crash that left victim in critical condition

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Posted at 8:37 PM, Oct 14, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-15 16:44:32-04

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Metro Police officials are searching for the driver responsible for hitting a man in Nashville and driving away from the scene.

Police say 58-year-old Anthony Brownlow was found at 10:30 Saturday night in the southbound lane of Dickerson Pike - just north of Trinity Lane. They say he was the victim of a hit-and-run crash.

He was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where doctors said his injuries were consistent with being struck by a vehicle.

A witness reported seeing an SUV speeding from the scene. There are no sidewalks in this area of Dickerson Pike.

Anyone with information about the vehicle involved and/or its driver was asked to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.

CORRECTION: Officials released incorrect information of Brownlow's death. Below is the story posted which has since been corrected by Metro Nashville Police officials.

A man who was injured after being hit by a vehicle over the weekend has succumbed to his injuries. Metro Nashville Police officials said 58-year-old Anthony Brownlow died Monday.

Brownlow was found at 10:30 Saturday night in the southbound lane of Dickerson Pike - just north of Trinity Lane. They say he was the victim of a hit-and-run crash.

He was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where doctors said his injuries were consistent with being struck by a vehicle.

A witness reported seeing an SUV speeding from the scene. There are no sidewalks in this area of Dickerson Pike. Anyone with information about the vehicle involved and/or its driver was asked to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.