A tragic turn of events unfolded on I-65 South near the Rosa L. Parks Boulevard exit in Nashville when a 73-year-old man from Turlock, California, was fatally injured after he exited a vehicle and was struck by another. The incident occurred yesterday, and local authorities have since identified the victim as Romayne Soiseth.

According to reports, Soiseth had been traveling with a driver for about 14 hours from his home state when he began experiencing feelings of claustrophobia due to the stop-and-go traffic on the interstate. In an attempt to alleviate his discomfort, he exited the vehicle. The driver of the car Soiseth had been in stated that he tried to convince him to return to the vehicle. Despite these efforts, Soiseth jumped over the center concrete barrier into the path of oncoming traffic, where he was hit by a Ford Focus, as detailed by Nashville.gov.

The driver of the Ford Focus, a 23-year-old Nashville man, has not been charged in connection to the incident. The aftermath of the collision prompted a temporary closure of the affected section of the interstate as investigators and emergency crews responded to the scene. The Nashville Police Department's investigation into the accident is ongoing, but no charges are anticipated to be placed at this time.