NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Police say a 41-year-old Nashville man died after being struck by a vehicle while walking on Gallatin Pike South early Sunday morning.
Rustin Needer was walking in the roadway in the 1300 block of Gallatin Pike South when he was hit by a northbound Buick Encore just before 2 a.m.
The driver stopped at the scene and spoke with responding officers. Needer died at the scene.
Investigators learned from a family member that Needer had called to say he was walking home after his vehicle broke down on Gallatin Pike near Briley Parkway.
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