Tennessee Highway Patrol Seeks Information on Carter County Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash

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Tennessee Highway Patrol Seeks Information on Carter County Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash

Friday, October 30, 2026 | 05:12pm

The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle and driver involved in a fatal hit-and-runcrash involving a bicyclist in Carter County.

Preliminary information indicates that a silver 2015–2020 Ford F-150 struck a bicyclist on U.S. Highway 19E near the intersection of Buck Mountain Road. The crash is believed to have occurred sometime between 10 p.m.

on October 29 and 7 a.m. on October 30.

The vehicle is believed to have damage to its right front area.

THP is urging anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has information about the vehicle or driver involved to contact the Tennessee Highway Patrol Emergency Dispatch Communications Center at (865)-895-6950, select extension 0.

Anyone with information is encouraged to come forward. Even seemingly minor details could assist investigators in this case.

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