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Published on September 25, 2024
Knoxville Man Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run on Asheville HighwaySource: Google Street View

Early this morning, Knoxville authorities announced the detention of a 28-year-old man in connection with a hit-and-run incident that left one pedestrian dead along Asheville Highway. The Knoxville Police Department has charged Abraham Briones with the crime of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and driving without a license, as reported by WATE.

The fatal encounter happened just after midnight, with KPD officers responding to the 4100 block of Asheville Highway near Yankee Street. There, they discovered an as-yet-unidentified male victim, who had suffered critical injuries from being struck by a vehicle, that vehicle, a witness identified as a blue sedan. This witness's account led to the involvement of Flock license plate readers, which played a crucial role in the subsequent identification of the suspect's vehicle, according to information provided by WBIR

Once the vehicle was identified, officers visited the address associated with the registered blue Honda Civic on Holston Drive, where they found it with corresponding front-end damage, including paint chips that matched those from the crash site. Following these discoveries, Briones was detained and subsequently charged, as detailed by the KPD communications manager, Scott Erland, in a statement obtained by WVLT.

The case continues to unfold as KPD delves into the circumstances surrounding the crash.