Police identify Knoxville man hit, killed by car

The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and was questioned.
The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and was questioned.
Published: Sep. 25, 2022 at 11:31 AM EDT|Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 12:08 PM EDT
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Police officials have identified the man hit and killed by a vehicle in downtown Knoxville early Sunday morning.

Officers responded to a crash involving a pedestrian on Henley Street at Clinch Avenue at around 12:45 a.m. on Sept. 25.

Investigators learned that a man, later identified as Quinton Fields, 23 of Knoxville, Tennessee, had been struck by a vehicle traveling north on Henley Street. Officials said he was pronounced dead after being transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center.

The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and was questioned by KPD crash reconstruction investigators, according to a release.

No charges have been filed in the crash. It remains under investigation at this time.