Driver Surrenders After Fatal Donelson Hit And Run

DONELSON, TN — The driver suspected in a fatal Elm Hill Pike hit and run surrendered to police early Monday morning.

Investigators say a man and two women were hit by a 1997 red Ford pick-up truck while walking to a restaurant around 11 p.m. Sunday. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)

The man died at the scene. The two women were taken to Skyline Medical Center and are expected to survive. The trio are from India and are visiting Nashville for a convention, according to police.

The driver was stopped because road work was blocking his lane and when it cleared, he sped off, witnesses told police, and then allegedly hit the three pedestrians and kept driving. The victims were walking in the road as there is not a sidewalk in the area.

The driver, who was not identified, turned himself in a few hours later.

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