A man involved in a crash in Pigeon Forge on Thursday has died, according to the Pigeon Forge Police Department. The crash happened less than a mile from the Rod Run event.
On Saturday, Police Chief Richard Catlett shared that the crash happened near the intersection of the Parkway and Jake Thomas Road.
Catlett said the police department investigated the crash, and it appears that the crash happened as the man was driving a scooter between the white line on the road and the sidewalk when he approached a vehicle stopped at a red traffic signal. Reportedly, someone inside that vehicle opened a door and the man struck the door.
On Monday, the Pigeon Forge Police Department identified the man as Jeremy Hanes Jr., 31, of Charleston, Indiana. After the crash, the police department said Hanes was flown by Lifestar to UT Medical Center, where he died on Friday.
The police department also released on Monday that all parties remained on the scene and have been identified, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Catlett initially shared that the police department has not determined if the man was participating in the Rod Run event.
“Our condolences go out to the man’s family,” Catlett said.
The placement of cars for sale on the State’s right-of-way has caused problems in the past, Chief of Police Richard Catlett told 6 News, with the majority of these incidents occurring around the city’s two annual major auto events.
“Some people try to sell their cars by bringing several of them and parking them along the Parkway. “The State made it clear that they didn’t want any advertisements or cars for sale on the right-of-way when the City was re-signing the lease agreement,” Catlett added.
The parking is reserved for cars without trailers, he continued, and they are trying to spread the news in advance of the Rod Run auto exhibition, which is scheduled for September 12–14.
According to the Pigeon Forge Police Department, a man was killed in a collision that occurred in Pigeon Forge on Thursday. Less than a mile separated the incident and the Rod Run event.
Police Chief Richard Catlett revealed on Saturday that the collision occurred close to the Parkway and Jake Thomas Road intersection.
According to Catlett, the police department looked into the collision and found that the man was riding a scooter between the sidewalk and the white line on the road when he came up to a car that was stopped at a red light. According to reports, a man hit a door when someone inside the car unlocked it.
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